Barbados Baptims & Wills Ancestry.com:
These are a 1984 transcription of the 19th Century copies of the
older registers by Joanne McRee Sanders.Hotton’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality (1874)Copy held by AM.

The Parish Records seem to be reasonably good on baptisms of whites. Early
records probably did not cover baptisms done away from the church, later
records have lists of individuals baptised on the properties.
The issue of mixed race couples are not as well recorded, initially the child
is usually recorded as the base born child of the mother, usually with no
reference to the father, except that the child is often baptised with what was
presumably the father’s surname. The use of the phrase “reputed son/dau of”
appears in the latter half of the 18thC.
Burials records are limited, probably because the dead were buried very quickly
for obvious reasons in a hot climate, and so a priest was not involved. In St
Elizabeth at least, the burial records state burials of white persons. This
might explain why there is no record of Rebecca Wright or Patty
Penford being buried in Black River: Rebecca Wright has a memorial tomb stone
in spite of having died in Bristol – her remains must have been transported
back to Jamaica for interment.

A number of maps of Jamaica between 1671 and 1804 have been
analysed and reveal the movements of the families.
Place name spelling vary; in the case of some significant ones such as the
major rivers and mountains, they have been unified as the modern spelling.
Maps used are:
John Ogilby 1671 - digital version downloaded,
Bochart & Knollis 1684 – National Archives copy photographed
Lee 1671 – National Archives copy photographed,
Senex 1715 - digital version downloaded
Moll 1717 - digital version downloaded
Browne 1730/55 - digital version downloaded & Nat Archives copy from Blain.
Bowen 1747 - digital version downloaded
Craskell 1763 National Archives copy photographed
Robertson 1804 – National Archives copy from D. Blain.

Our Maitland family in Jamaica started with Captain John Maitland who first
landed in Jamaica as master of a merchant ship (the Atlantic) sometime around
1774, sailing in and out of the Island until August 1781 when he was wrecked
off Black River Bay in a hurricane. He partnered up with a free quadroon woman
Rebecca Wright and had 2 sons by her before he died in late 1786. Rebecca’s
father was of an established Jamaican family, probably white. John’s father,
Richard, was also a merchant master, with a long carreer from 1740 until his
death in 1778. His origins are unknown.
John & Rebecca’s surviving son, Francis, married Ann Wright, “reputed
white”, whose father was probably Rebecca’s ½ sibling, making Ann and Francis ½
1st cousins. Ann’s parents cme from well established Jamican
families, 2 of whom were very early immigrants from Barbados. Francis, son of
John & Rebecca is variously described as “1” or senior to differentiate him
from his son Francis.

Rebecca Dunston Wright was the daughter of Francis Wright, son of William
& Elizabeth Wright, (although her baptism does not name a father, she was bought
and manumitted as a baby by him, making it almost certain that he was her
father); John’s son, Francis snr’s wife, Ann, was the daughter of Andrew Wright
(son of Francis Wright & Anna Maria Booth) and Ruth Sinclair (the daughter
of John Hayle Sinclair and Judith Burton and a mestize or octoroon), so Francis
Maitland’s mother and his wife’s father were half first cousins.
The Wrights & Sinclairs of St Elizabeth, Westmoreland and Vere parishes
in Jamaica were an extensive family and appear in the parish records of birth,
marriages and deaths from the beginning of the records (about 1710). The
entries in the early days are probably not complete: baptisms are best
recorded, but the couples often did not marry (particularly where the woman was
of mixed race, when it was largely illegal) and burials were carried out very
quickly, more often than not without a priest present.
The Wrights and Sinclairs descended on the female side from the Hayle,
Burton & Booth families. All 3 were very early immigrants to Jamaica, and
the Booths & Burtons came to the Island from Barbados, but it is not known
their, presumably, English origins. A speculative origin for the Hayles of St
Albans is suggested.
They were also connected by marriage with the Roberts, Cohen, Brooks, and many
other early families.
The tree below shows the ancestors of Francis Maitland, the 2nd,
the last Jamaican born: his wife was English, from Devon. He disappeared at sea
in 1842, and she later remarried.

John Maitland was a mariner who settled in St Elizabeth Parish, probably
finally by being shipwrecked in Black River bay in a Hurricane. John Maitland’s
father was merchant seaman, Captain Richard Maitland of Shadwell in London;
Richard’s antecedents are not known (12/2014). John died between October 1786
& January 1787.
Details of him and his father are to be found in their own volume.
He had 2 sons by Rebecca Dunston Wright

The mother of Francis Maitland snr, Rebecca Dunston Wright was born in 1749
of Patty (later called Patty Penford), a mulatto slave; she was sold by Thomas
Forbes 25 August 1749, to Francis Wright, who manumitted her 25 October 1749.
For that reason, that Rebecca called her son Francis, and her 2nd
name was Dunston (Francis Wright’s brother’s name) makes it highly likely that
Francis Wright was her father. As Francis died in 1758 and made no mention in
his will of Rebecca, it is likely that she then returned to, or was already
with, her mother.

This Francis Wright was also the father of Andrew Wright, and grand father
of Ann & Rebecca Wright who married Francis Maitland and George Roberts.
Rebecca and Andrew would thus have been half siblings. This might explain the
curious restriction in Andrew’s will on his daughters marriage in England.

Rebecca’s mother, Patty became a woman of substance in her own right, as
described in their privilege act in 1784. Rebecca had a (half) sister by Patty,
Margaret Forbes. Margaret was the partner of Hyem Cohen, a rich man who died
about 1804, leaving a substantial real and personal estate, which included a
large portfolio of debtors. According to Rebecca's inventory, he owed her about
£680.

Rebecca had real estate in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth in addition to a
significant personal estate by the time of her death in 1805 which she left to
Francis. The largest of property was called The Cove (see below), was at
Scott's Cove on the Westmoreland & St Elizabeth boundary; according to her
will, it was 214 acres. Francis Maitland was "of Westmoreland" when
he bought Giddy Hall in 1809, so he was still resident there. Some of her St
Elizabeth property looked to have been rental property in and around Black
River (probably at least 5 dwellings), but her will described her as of Black
River when she died in Bristol and mentioned her dwelling house on Black River
Bay, so some of it must have been for her own use. This latter may have been
the property bought by John Maitland in 1784 just west of the town centre, on
the shore. The dimensions are those of a town property: there still some
handsome properties along the road west out of town - let's hope it was one of
these, although they are probably much too recent! She was left a dwelling
house on the Black River by her mother, so that is probably the one left to
Francis.

There is no indication that she had any other partner after John Maitland's
death in 1787. She probably lived off the property left by him or she may have
had property left by her mother who did not die until 1795. The name Pentford
appears on the 1804 map on the west side of Scott's Cove. She must have been
close to the Cohen family, who were substantial land holders and bankers in the
area on the 1804 map. At some stage she and presumably Francis sailed to England as she died there in the winter of 1804/5; he was married there July 1806. The Cove
was not sold until about 1808 by Francis, to pay for Giddy Hall.

She must have been of some status to judge by her gravestone in Black river
churchyard and the fact that she was buried there in spite of having died in Bristol, England (according to her will). Her inventory totalled £8328, £7000 of which was
in the value of her 80 slaves. It shows her as having 5 tenants owing house
rent; the household utensils values indicate that The Cove was a less equipped
property than her other residence and so was not her principal abode.

She would have been on good terms with Andrew Wright, father of her future
daughter-in-law and half first cousin, as he was an executor of her estate. He
in fact died shortly after her, also in England. It may be assumed that she was
on close terms with Hyem Cohen of Black River and surrounds, her brother-in-law
(except that nobody was married!).

The property referred to in her will as The Cove was Cove Pen, on the
Westmoreland side of Scott’s Cove, listed in later Almanack in the Bluefields
area. It was originally purchased by her mother, Patty.

John Maitland is recorded as buying property in Westmoreland in the 1780's.

Her Cohen nephews and nieces, (Alexander & Henry, Catherine & Caroline)
to whom she made bequests were the children of her sister, Margaret Forbes by
Hyem Cohen of Black River (ref HC will).

Rebecca had a sister, Margaret Forbes who had a daughter Elizabeth Littlehales,
and 4 children by Hyem Cohem.Partner: John Maitland
Issue:
1/1. Francis Maitland, ch. 25/2/1784,

Vol 1, folio 54:
1788: Richard Maitland baptised, reputed son of John Maitland by Rebecca
Wright. Born 4 August 1786.
Presumed died between 1789 and 1806 – mentioned in grandmother Patty Penford’s
will but not in mother’s

Born:
St E PR has following entry
Rebecca Dunston Wright, daughter of Patty, a mulatto, lately a slave belonging
to Mr. Roderick Rose, three years old last May and baptised Nov 12 1752. Thus
born 5/1749. (St E V1F8)
(Patty later shown to be Patty Penford – manumission records show nothing about
Roderick Rose)

Reference in Hyem Cohen's Will to Patty Penford as mother of Rebecca Wright -
her will not found in Jamaica Indexes.

1754: Rose, Matthew, St. Elizabeth 126
Rose, John, St. Elizabeth 1105

Died:

MI of Jamaica: Gravestone @ Black River church (#1658):
(Re)becca Wright, 29/?/1805, aged 56. (seen by A Maitland in April 1998, less
legible, even less so in 12/2006).

There is no record of her burial in the St Elizabeth parish
records, according to her will, she died in Bristol.
Her will was dated 14/11/1804, and proved in Canterbury in 28/6/1805. From the
gravestone, it may be assumed that she died early in 1805.

23 December 1784: “…Patty Penford of the parish of Saint Elizabeth a free
Mulatto woman and Rebecca Wright and Margaret Forbes her Daughters and Francis
Maitland the Son of the said Rebecca Wright and Elizabeth Littlehales the
Daughter of the said Margaret Forbes to the same rights…”

They are listed as having been baptized, Christian, and having received
communion. Patty is possessed of “real and personal Estate in this Island to a very Considerable value which she intends to bestow on the said Rebecca Wright
and Margaret Forbes and their Children."

Leah Wright & Cohen Connection

Parish records show Leah Wright baptised 7/7/1791, a free
negro aged about 43.
2 sons recorded, reputed sons of David Cohen by Leah Wright
Hyman Cohen, b 25/12/1788, ch 1791, St Elizabeth.
David Cohen, b 12/12/1792, ch 14/4/1793, St Elizabeth.
who became a big property owner.
See end of this section for Cohens.
A Leah Wright bur 4/12/1812, at churchyard, free negro, aged 47. Probably the
same person, in spite of the age difference.

Her Will[2]Dated 14/11/1804, proved 28/6/1805. Full Will
Text
"Late of Black River .. but now of Bristol ...
left some specified slaves to nephews Alexander & Henry & nieces
Catherine & Caroline Cohen ... (see Cohen family later in this file).
left the remainder to son Francis Maitland: land of about 214 acres in Westmoreland
named "The Cove" (Difficult to read, but confirmed by the will
inventory), Dwelling house on land adjoining Lowerworks Estate on or near the
Black River called "the Ground" (again best guess), a tenement or
property lying behind the Church on Black River Bay, (Lowerworks just north of
Black River town centre)
tenements in or near the Logwoods on Black River Bay
The remainder of his slaves.
The remainder of her estate.
Executors Andrew Wright, Francis Maitland both of Jamaica, and Christopher
Henbury of Bristol and Thomas Hogg of Jamaica.
A study of the 1804 map of Jamaica shows no suitable property entries for her,
either in Westmoreland or St Elizabeth.

Jamaica inventory Date 7 September 1805, Ent 20 September 1805.

A possible nephew:
Henry Cohen was born 1796, and died December 1846, Age: 50 years
Burial: December 17, 1846, New burial ground, Black River, St. Elizabeth
Occupation: 1846, Domestic
Residence: 1846, Black River, St. Elizabeth

The Cove
A property called Cove listed to Letellier, Ann, Cove, 13/2 in 1817 Almanack.
1818, 11 slaves and 2 stock. 11 in 1831.
1829 Cove Pen listed to Thomas Tate, 36 slaves, he also owned Old Shafston
& Rotherwood, both significant pens. in 1831, Cove listed as 33 slaves.
In 1891 & 1910, a property called Cove listed to William Hogg, a pen post
office Blue Fields. Was this the same family as Thomas Hogg, one of Rebecca
Wright's executors.

The wife of Francis Maitland snr
and daughter of Andrew Wright and Ruth Sinclair (see below), was born in 1788
in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, probably at Mitcham Pen in the East of the
Parish. Her father was Mitcham's owner in 1793 when he was advertising for a
runaway slave. She and her sister, who later married George Roberts of Jamaica, were taken to England with her father and step-mother, Elizabeth Wint. Their father imposed
a curious condition to their inheritance that his daughters should marry before
returning to Jamaica on pain of losing their inheritance. Hence their marriages
in England! She seems to have inherited Mitcham pen and her surviving sister,
Rebecca, Silver Grove; the properties are contiguous and were operated together
between about 1810 and 1840.
She returned to Jamaica after the birth of her first daughter, ch 1807 in
Camberwell. Her next 7 children were baptised in Jamaica. She and Francis
returned to England where he died in 1824. After that event, her movements are
unknown, but it is likely that she at least visited Jamaica again, having
become the owner of Giddy Hall, before dying in London in 1833. It may be
significant that some of her sister's, Rebecca Roberts, children were baptised
around Camberwell and Kennington, where Ann's last child was baptised in 1825,
after Francis' death.

Ann & her sister, Rebecca’s legacy from their father’s estate was
conditional upon their not returning from England unmarried without the
permission of his executors. It is quite possible that this restriction was to
prevent Francis & Ann marrying, Francis being Ann’s half first cousin, and
a man of colour. Ann & Francis circumvented this by Francis going to
England and marrying there.

Ann Wright’s grandfather, Francis, was very likely also Francis Maitland’s and
George Roberts’s grandfather. Ann and Francis would thus have been half first
cousins, with Francis being born coloured. This may explain the curious
restriction in Andrew’s will on his daughters’ marriages in England.

Details:

MT: b. 8/2/1788 m.29/7/1806 d.23/10/1833 (ref will: in London).
MB: departed this life October 23rd 1833 aged 45 years at Giddy Hall. (not
correct from will).
(1) St Elizabeth PR: Born: Feb 1788, ch 18/12/1789, St Elizabeth
Parents: reputed dau of Mr. Andrew Wright by Ruth Sinclair, a free Mestize,
child reputed white.
"Residing in Chester Place, St Mary Lambeth" in her will of 1834, but
no record of her burial in St Mary at Lambeth PR.
Chester Place not found in "Sewer Rates" Records for Lambeth 1834.

Chester Place, Lambeth, became 233-291
Kennington Rd:
“Nos.233–291 form a balanced terrace of three storeys with basements and
attics. A number of houses have ground floor windows set in round-headed
openings of the same size as those of the entrances. Extending above the
parapets of the three houses slightly set forward at the centre of the terrace
is a weakly-designed pediment.”[3]

This seems the most likely wife of Francis Maitland.
a) their first born son was called Andrew Wright, their first born, a daughter
being Frances Ann.
b) the baptismal entry for sons George, Alexander and Septimus refers to
Francis as being a person of colour, but his wife as being reputed white (this
implies some negro ancestry).
c) geographically more likely: why were they married in London? Probably Andrew
Wright's will specifying that Ann must be married before returning to Jamaica. The record at St Clement Danes almost certainly refers to them.
d) the baptism of 6 "slaves belonging to the estate of Andrew Wright"
at Giddy Hall when Francis's slaves were baptised (12/4/1814).
e) Andrew Wright was the proprietor of Mitcham pen, which came into the
Maitland family. This Ann Wright is mentioned in Andrew's will.
f) Ann's sister, Rebecca, married George Roberts, co-owner with Francis of
slaves at Mitcham & Silver Grove.

Will found by Jackie Ranstone:
Ann Maitland, Supreme Court Wills 114/172 entered 22/5/1834. "Ann Maitland
of parish of St Elizabeth, county of Cornwall, but at present residing in
Chester Place in the parish of St Mary Lambeth in the County of Surrey in the
Kingdom of Great Britain, widow, I give and bequeath unto Wm. Wilson of London,
Merchant and John Salmon of the parish of St Elizabeth, esq. all that my
Plantation and Estate called Giddy Hall situated in St Elizabeth with slaves,
cattle and stock, Plantation utensils and effects ... in Trust for all and
every or such one or more of my sons Andrew Wright, John, Francis, George,
Alexander, Septimus and Octavius and daughter Emma Rebecca living at my
decease..."
Three pages follow about trustees duties etc.
A codicil dated 10 May 1826, (date as report, but prob of original will: Emma
married 1832) London says:
" I revoke ... my appointment in said will of Wm Wilson of London as
Executor and in his place appoint my son-in-law Samuel Sherman of the parish of
St Elizabeth, planter. As soon as convenient after my decease ... - Giddy Hall
and slaves cattle etc and other estate valued and ??? to be paid to my daughter
Emma Rebecca Sherman or to her heirs one eighth part or equal moiety."

inventory found in Jamaica Archives totalling £6882, of which £3550 was in
slaves. Copy Held. [=£760,000 2014]

Patty Penford was a mulatto slave, of unknown origin, belonging to the
Forbes family of Westmoreland who had several children by at least 2 partners,
Wright & Forbes between 1749 and 1769. She was manumitted in 1756 and
became a woman of substance, owning substantial assets by her death in 1795.
She was granted the Rights & Priviledges of Whites in 1784. In her will she
mentions the Cove Pen, Little Cullodden, a house on Black River Bay and a small
plot by Lower Works Pen. An estate plan for 1792 shows Patty’s Cow pasture of
42 acres[4].

Buried: 10/7/1795, in the Church Yard, St Elizabeth (prob Black River).
Will of 1789, proved 1795, she was of St E, free mulatto.

Nothing has been found so far of her birth in St E, Westmoreland, Vere,
Clarendon, St Catherine & St Andrew Indices, as Penford, Rose or Forbes. St
Elizabeth & Westmoreland registers checked for other similar names to about
1760, none found. If she had Rebecca in 1749 and a son 1769, she was probably
born between 1725 and 1734. The practice of recording the baptism of slaves was
not evidently common before the end of the 18thC. Unless she appears in a will,
deed or inventory, there is not much chance of establishing her origins.

In Rebecca’s baptism record, Patty is described as “lately a slave belonging
to Mr Roderick Rose” in 1752. Rebecca was bought by Francis Wright from Thomas
Forbes, of St Elizabeth, and freed August 1749. It is therefore probable that
in 1749, Patty also was owned by Thomas Forbes. The surname Penford only
appears after she was freed with the first deeds in her name. As Patty was
manumitted by Alexander Forbes in 1756, it is likely that the reference to
Roderick Rose, of whom no trace has been found, in 1752 was false. A tavern is
described in Journal of a West Indian Proprietor of 1816, which tavern was
probably owned by the Forbes.

It is noticeable that illegitimate children bore a variety of surnames, not
always related to the mother’s name.

She was manumitted 25 May 1756:
“...Know ye that I the said Alexander Forbes (Tavern Keeper [of St Elizabeth])
for and in consideration of the good will which I have and bear to my Mulatto
Slave named Patty and for and in consideration of the many good services done
and performed by her to me and other good causes and considerations me hereunto
moving...”

Patty’s first recorded transaction was in 1766[5] when she bought a mulatto
slave named Sam from Lewis Vassall of St Elizabeth; she was a spinster of St
Elizabeth. The Vassal family had extensive lands granted in the Black River area.

She is recorded as buying 3 properties in Westmoreland.

The first was purchased from Alexander & Mary Forbes (planter of St
Elizabeth) in 1769 12 ½ acres on the sea[6],
and whilst it is described in the deed, there is little idea of where it was, however
the Forbes are shown on the 1755 map. J£60 sell to Patty Pentford 12.5 acres of
ground in Westmoreland, part of 23 acres of land patented to Morice Rowlinson,
bound South East on White Savannah Gulley, South West on the Sea, Northerly on
Lewis Alfoand?, and Westerly on Derrick Durrant. This plot looks on the Sloane
1707 to have been a little way west of Scotts Cove, Alford & White Savanna
being marked there.

The next was Little Culloden, bought 1778[7]
from Thomas Taylor of Hannover, practitioner of Physic and surgery of Hannover for J£200 .. convey Little Culloden containing 96 acres and one half .. bounding
southerly on the sea easterly on Great Culloden Westerly on Ankerdown
(Ankendown?). She left this property to daughter Margaret Forbes. This property
was on Parker’s Bay and Little Culloden was a guest house in 2010.

The last and biggest was the Cove Pen bought in 1785 from Thomas Hogg for
J£1000[8].
The boundary of the Pen begins on the road from Black River to Sav-la-Mar on
the eastern edge of Scott’s Cove. She granted to Thomas Hogg 15 feet square
around the grave of Thomas George, the owner in 1775; nothing has been checked,
but the assumption would be that Thomas Hogg inherited the Cove from Thomas
George. This is the property marked as Penford’s in the 1804 map. She left the
Cove to Rebecca who in turn left it to Francis Maitland. The Pen bordered on
land patented to Major General James Bannister[9].

In addition to these 3 main purchases, in her will, she had a house on
Black River Bay and 3½ acres adjoining the Lower Works Pen. An estate map of
1792 shows “Patty’s Cow Pasture” being 42 acres adjoing on its Eastern side the
Church land. This was probably the land referred to in Rebecca’s will as being
“behind the Church”, and was probably land mentioned in Rebecca’s will, as was
“The Grounds”.

She also had a property called the Grounds adjoining Lower Works Pen on
the northern edge of Black River. I suspect that this was her “retirement
home”, with Margaret Forbes occupying Little Culloden and Rebecca Wright the
Cove with her 2 boys, Francis and Richard Maitland.

Named fully in Hyem Cohen's will: subsequently found in Privilege Bill.

In 1784, she was the subject of a Privilege Bill[10], granting her, her
daughters and grand children the rights of whites: she seems to have been a
woman of substance, and baptised etc. These were relatively unusual, only about
650 cases being recorded in Jamaica. They were necessary to enable persons of
colour to own more than £2000 worth of property.

In her will[11]
of 1789, proved 1795, she was of St E, free mulatto.
No inventory found.
To Rebecca Wright, free quadroon… Cove Penn abt 214 acres… for life and then to
her 2 sons, Francis & Richard Maitland…
18 slaves and their children to Rebecca Wright
Half of my mares at the Pen of Mr Andrew Wright to Rebecca…
Daughter Margaret Forbes. Land called Little Culloden 96.5 acres, or if sold
before Patty’s death the resulting sum.
11 slaves and their children to Margaret Forbes
To grand daughter Elizabeth Littlehayes 2 slaves and my black mare
To Francis Maitland 2 cows one mare and the remaining half of the mares at
Andrew Wrights pen.
To Rebecca and Margaret
house etc on Black River bay ..
& also land adjoining Lowerworks Pen called the Grounds 3.5 acres.
Remainder to daughters Rebecca & Margaret.

Margaret Forbes by the time of Patty’s will was probably a partner of Hyem
Cohen, a rich man, and may have been the younger of the 2 daughters mentioned.
As she was probably supported by him, she would have received rather less than
Rebecca, whose good friend John Maitland was by this time dead.

Journal of a West Indian Proprietor - Forbes Tavern

The following extract very probably refers to the Tavern
once owned by the Forbes. There were very few in the area, and while Lewis’s
visit was in 1816 some 50 years after Patty probably left, the description
gives an idea. Patty had bought property from the Forbes’s in 1769 and 1778,
the latter in Bluefields Bay. She later bought the pen at The Cove, described
below.

From: Journal of a West Indian Proprietor by MG Lewis, published in 1839[12]. Page 157, 1 February
1816. (also briefly referred to by Cundall in his 1915 History of Jamaica)

Between eight and nine we reached a solitary tavern, called Blue-fields, where
the horses rested for a couple of hours. It had a very pretty garden on the
sea-shore, which contained a picturesque cottage, exactly resembling an
ornamental Hermitage; and leaning against one of the pillars of its porch we
found a young girl, who exactly answered George Colman's description of Yarico,
"quite brown, but extremely genteel, like a Wedgewood teapot." She
told us that she was a Spanish creole, who had fled with her mother from the
disputes between the royalists and independents in the island of Old Providence[13]; and the owner of the
tavern being a relation of her mother, he had permitted the fugitives to
establish themselves in his garden-cottage, till the troubles of their own
country should be over.
She talked perfectly good English, for she said that there were many of that
nation established in Providence. Her name was Antonietta. Her figure was light
and elegant; her black eyes mild and bright; her countenance intelligent and
good-humoured; and her teeth beautiful to perfection: altogether, Antonietta
was by far the handsomest creole that I have ever seen.
February 2: ...Yesterday the only very striking point of view (although the
whole of the road was picturesque) was "the Cove," situated
between Blue-fields and Lakovia, and which resembled the most beautiful of the
views of coves to be found in " Cook's Voyages"...

White House & Vicinity (Jamaica, A Visitor’s Guide; Harry S.
Pariser)

The ruined 19thC castle in the grounds of
Auchindown Farm is rumoured to have been built by one Archibald Campbell to
house Napoleon. Its two towers are, rather absurdly, connected underground. The
300 room Sandals South Coast is slated for construction near here. See
the early morning fish market at Whitehouse, where dugout canoes are still
constructed. At now nearly landlocked Scott’s Cove the Spanish once
unloaded munitions and supplies for the colonists who remained to fight off the
British. Vendors sell fish and bammy here.Accommodations: Basic rooms in White House are available above the
fast food place. White House Beach Villa is to the right after the town. The
Jamara Villa... Dine at the Auchindown Restaurant. .... Attractive Natania’s
Guest House (969-2513; Whitehouse PO) at Little Culloden has a garden,
pool and beach; ... The Little Culloden Villa (979-9200) offers five a/c
bedrooms, including two in a gingerbread-style cottage. It comes with cook,
housekeeper, and satellite TV.

Sandals South Coast appears to be just to the NW of New Hope (Culloden),
between there & Auchindown.

Roses Valley,

in St Elizabeth, is named after the first owner, William
Rose (Jamaica Almanacs, 1811) of this now defunct estate. Roses Valley is now a village in the centre of which is a Baptist Church, There is also Roses Valley
Post Office. DPNJ.
Rose Hill is only about 2 miles from Giddy Hall.

(Birth not found 2/2008 in St Elizabeth or Westmoreland)
Described as a free quadroon in Hyem's will of 1803, and Margaret already deceased.
Buried 21/8/1797, Northampton (PR)
Will not found but many other Forbes about.
Hyem Cohen died about 1803 (ref will & inventory)
Issue by Hyem Cohen (ages ref HC will):
(These 4 were mentioned in Rebecca Wright's will of 1805 as nephews &
nieces).

MI St Catherine’s:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER FORBES ESQR PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL AND ONE
OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL OF JAMAICA BELOVED AND RESPECTED FOR HIS GREAT ABILITY
UNSPOTTED INTEGRITY AND UNIVERSAL BENEVOLENCE. HE WAS YE SECOND SON OF SR DAVID
FORBES OF NEWHALL IN YE COUNTY OF EDINBURGH IN SCOTLAND. BORN AT EDINBURGH THE 27th JULY 1689, DIED AT JAMAICA THE 13th NOVEMBER 1729.

Arms (As Forbes of New hall), Azure on a chev. between three boars' heads
erased argent, as many unicorns' heads erased, gules. Crest, A cubit arm
grasping a snake, gules.

Alexander Forbes will of 1727 of St Catherine has wife Christian, son David,
brothers William & John, cousin William. Plus a son mentioned in a codicil
madde very soon before his death in late 1729 early 1730. This could have been
the Alexander who had children in St Elizabeth in the 1760’s.

Alexander Forbes born 17th December 1733, bap Kingston 13th
February 1733-4, son of Margaret Edwards by Alexander Forbes. He died in
Kingston in 1770.

It is possible that this Alexander was the father of Patty’s Forbes children.

The early maps of Jamaica show Wrights in a number of places in
Vere/Clarendon, the earliest being in 1684 with an indigo farm on the east bank
of the Rio Minho and a sugar estate on the eastern flank of the Brazilatto
mountains. By 1763, Only one Wright property is shown in Vere, a pen a few
miles east of the Rio Minho. Andrew Wright’s 1703 patent was in the Brazilatto
mountains, but there is no exact position. It is possible that this grant was
in the positon show of the 1684 sugar estate in the Brazilatto Mountians.

Buried Vere, James Wright esq, of Stretton Hall estate, died 14/9/1806, bur day
following. Stretton Hall is in the East of Vere (1888) just inland from Salt
River Bay.

Dunston Family:
St Catherines: John Dunston JP 1751.
John Dunston probably had wife Frances who later married Fortunatus Dwarris of Kingston,
Jamaica, doctor of phy. Will dated 17 June 1789.

A plat dated 1675 granted one Elizabeth Wright 65 acres in Vere – who was she??
There is no indication of this land being in any way related to Andrew Wright’s
land.
This land is mentioned in a deed of 1687[15]:
Henry Beck sells to George Booth jnr of Vere for £50 26 acres patented[16] to Elizabeth Wright for 26
acres (& 2nd plot of 39 acres), sold in 1677 to Henry Beck. N (Vere)
Common, Derunt John E & S, W Francis Welliscott

Will of John Wright - 1714[18]:
Planter of Clarendon,
To dau Sarah J£100 when 21 of married
To dau Mary Garbrand wife of Joseph Garbrand 3 negro women 1 boy and 2 girls
To wife Sarah remainder for life and after her decease
To son John Wright
Executrix wife Sarah
Trustees John Read and John Morant of Clarendon

Wife Sarah will of 1725.
16/163 Dated 8/2/1724, ent 4/8/1725
Of Clarendon, widow, sick
To son John Wright land at Salt Pond St C, NW on Samuel Barrett, all rest on
Capt Samuel Hemmings. If he dies
To grandson Robert Bonner he to pay £J100 to grand child Joshua Garbrand
To g/dau Sarah Garbrand 5 slaves in possession of Caleb & John Garbrand.
After her death
To Grand son Joshua Garbrand
Mentions foot land in St Jago.
Execs Caleb Garbrand, Thomas Barrett esq & Col Rule.

Deed 74/108 27/6/1726: John Wright late of Vere now of St George, buys land in
St George from Thomas Walker.

Deed 101/198 re land near Caymanas in St C. William Stoddard sells to John
Wright. 4 parcels of about 50 acres each.

23/150-130 19/3/1741-2 Dated Ent 27/7/1742
Of Clarendon, planter, in certainy of death
All my land in Clarendon mountains to be sold to pay debts
To son John 2 negroes
Free negro man London & 40/-
To loving friend Sarah Castears rest & residue and after her death divided
between my mullato children
Execs Henry Bonner os St d & Major Robert Burberry of Clarendon.

140/25, ent 29/8 1750, Copy held
Between George Manning jnr of Vere planter and John Wright of Clarendon
George Manning sells to John Wright land in Smoakey Hole in Clarendon for 5
shillings 100 acres (plat says 10 acres) bounding north on part on same Run,
the rest? Patented by John Hayle.
Signed by George Manning Junior & Mary his wife.

These all look to be the same Robert: wife’s name Isabella & Sibella are
near enough the same. The only obvious issue relates to “daughter in law” Mary
Tragarne. This man could be the father of Andrew because of the name Robert,
but there is no other evidence and Andrew is not mentioned in Robert’s will!

1670: Robert Wright owned 100 acres in at Guadabacoa in Clarendon[19] (shown on the 1:50K modern
map as Guatiboca a couple of miles inland from Carlisle Bay). This is the land
patented to him in 1666.

Robert Wright of Vere and wife Isabella gives in 1674[20] to dau in law Elizabeth
Soares, a widow, 1 brooding mare 1 negro woman one pickany boy, 40a land at Dry
River in Vere N on the river & William Harrison S & E on John Gale E on
Ed Gale? By bill of sale from William Lord OTP

John Downer & wife Rebecca of Vere sell in 1675[21] for £40 to Robert Wright
OTP 180a in Piggs Bay OTP N on Christopher ?? NW & SW on the Salt Savannah,
E & SE on morass & Robert Franklyn (Piggs Bay same as Salt River Bay).
The Downers made a further sale in 1675[22]
for £60 to Robert Wright OTP 300a in Vere N on mountain land unpossessed, E on
unpossessed lands SE on Capt Christopher Deac...? & S & W on Valentine
Mumbee.

Robert Wright lends Jonathan
Jerom bricklayer of Vere in 1693[24]
by way of mortgage on land: Robert Barrisse? Senr & wife Elizabeth
17/7/1689, granted to Jonathan Jerom ½ of his plantation and 50 ft of Carlisle
Bay also 11 acres of Comon Land and 60 acres in St E. Jonathan Jerom sells to
Robert Wright for £120. If Jonathan Jerom pays £123-4 by 22/6/1694 he gets it
back.

Robert Wright of Vere
planter buys from Francis Whittall of St Catherine, planter, & Mary
wife in 1694[25]
land in St Jago which John & Margaret Shrewsbury 28/10/1692 sold to Francis
Whittall 100 ft Front land in St Jago.
Francis Whittall sold for £400 to Robert Wright. Location given.
Robert Wright – 1696
8/121-275 Dated 30/7/1694 Ent 9/12/1696
Planter of Vere, well
dau in law Mary Tragasne ½ of my estate
wife Sibella other ½ for life and then to Mary Tregarne
if Mary Tregarne dies without issue to Richard and Robert Sevaston? Children of
ye parish of Vere (looks as if there is a line missing in the 19thC transcript
here) If they die, then to the poor children of Vere.
Exec wife Sibella.

Probably the original immigrant from England.
Or a descendant of
Robert or
William or
Elizabeth Wright
who left deeds etc from 1663 onwards.

Married: Rachel in his will, surname unknown, no will or inventory found. As
the Dunston name appears in succeeding generations, she might have been a
Dunston, but this also applies to his son William’s wife.

Andrew Wright was described as a bricklayer in the deeds of 1693. Bricklayers
seemed to have been the contractors who constructed forts etc, they were not
necessarily the manual labourers actually laying bricks.Land Transactions:

Bochart & Knollis 1684 map shows Wright with an indigo farm on the east
bank of the Rio Minho, about 1.5 miles upstream of Goodwin, with Ivy between
them.
The land referred to in the deeds with Arthur Goodin was probably somewhere
between their two indigo farms.
A Wright sugar estate is also shown in the same map in the northern area of the
Braziletto mountains. The 1703 grant was probably in the south end of the
mountains. Edmonds are shown in 1684 on the west bank of the Rio Minho opposite
Goodwin. This estate is still shown on Moll 1720, on the Vere/Clarendon border,
towards St Catherine; it is one of the few shown on this map, so was either
very notable or a friend of the cartographer!

Deed 1693[26]
Arthur Goodin of Vere and Andrew Wright Bricklayer of Vere
Arthur Goodin allows so much land (adjoining to his Arthur Goodwin Pen) as
Andrew Wright with his negroes can manure for and during the 7 years .. and for
every 2 negroes Andrew Wright shall put on premises Arthur Goodin shall put one
Arthur Goodin to have half the Cassada (Cassava), half the stock raised
(Fowles only excepted)
and half the benefits and profits.
Costs of a well/s or Indigo works to be born by each equally.

Deed 1699[27]:
Henry Napier as Guardian to Thomas Goodin, son of Arthur Goodin decd of Vere,
Lease to Andrew Wright for 5 years land bounding east west north & south on
Common land near Arthur Goodin Penn. 25 Shillings per acre per year.

1703/4 Grant.

The supposed plat for this patent is a square, but the text implies a more
complicated shape. In particular, the “own land” probably refers to Phillip
Edmonds to the South West. This grant being “IN” the Brazilatto mountains fits
with an earlier grant to Phillip Edmonds in 1684. The NW boundary could fit
with the combined Ivy plats 34F52 & 54. The known George Ivy does not fit.
This land devolved onto Andrew Wright on the death of Phillip Edmonds.
300 acres was left by Andrew to his son Robert, who mortgaged it in 1714.

500 acres in the Braziletto Mountains.
In partnership with Phillip Edmonds.
Letters Patent[28]
of 1703/4 to Phillip Edmond & Andrew Wright:
....All that parcell of land meadow pasture or whatever kind of Land ye same
Situate Lying and being in Brazillatta Mountain in the parish of Vere
Containing five hundred acres, Bounding South West upon the said Philip Edmonds
West on Coll George Ivy North western on Coll Valentine Mumbee and East and
South East on waste Land & rocky mountain cockpit....

Ivy Plat 1B/11/2/34f42, ref deed under son Robert.

In 1664, Richard Wright and Phillip Edmonds were granted land at Guardebcoa –
if related, these must be an earlier generation.

Deed
1712[30]:
Benjamin Booth planter of Vere leases to Andrew Wright, bricklayer, of Vere
12¼ acres, East on Andrew Wright, west on John Bosley, North on Francis Moore
esq, South on John Turner a miner. £20 pa for 10 years.

... I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rachell Wright two negro girls
named Bella and Hagar and my white horse her side sadle and all the household
goods which I now have for and during her naturall life and after her decease
to be equally divided between my two sons Robert Wright and Andrew Wright ...
as soon as my said son Andrew Wright attains the age of eighteen years
I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William Wright and his heirs three
negro men and three negro women to be bought from on board a Ship out of the
produce of my Estate two years after my Decease.
all the residue of my Estate as well as all as personall I give and bequeath
unto my Beloved sons Robert Wright and Andrew Wright ... Equally to be divided
between them But if it should happen that either of my sons die without heirs
.. then it is my will that my said Estate descend to the survivor of them,
Lastly I appoint my beloved wife Rachell Wright my executrix and my Loving
Friend John Morant Esq Executor ... and Guardian my children
and further it is my will that my said son Andrew Wright shall be maintained
and educated until he shall comes to the age of eighteen years out of the
produce of my whole Estate
it shall be in the power of my said Executrix and Executor to ??suffer my said
Estate to be divided until my son Andrew Wright attains to the age of eighteen
years only my son Robert to have his respective share of the neat produce my
said estate shall make every year until that time...

In his inventory[33]
of 1712 shown by Rachell Wright, he left 9 adult negroes and 6 negro children.
His personal belongings were modest, except for 3 lbs of indigo.
Total value was £318/10/2d.

Issue of Andrew & Rachel Wright Ref will of 1712.
Age order guessed from the will: William is treated differently in his will,
and was probably the eldest who already had his legacy.

Robert Wright to John
Morris – 1714
Robert Wright planter of Vere &
John Morris & Edward Pratter of Kingston merchants
Letters Pat 4 Sept 1703 to Philip Edmond & Andrew Wright father of Robert
Wright in Vere of 500 acres West on Col George Ivy, SE in waste Land,
Andrew Wright survived Philip Edmond and in his will left to Robert Wright 300
of the 500 acres bounding east on the heirs of John Golding and John Mooore
esq, west on Col George Ivy lately decd & SE on waste land with option for
Robert Wright to buy back in 1 year.
Sell to Robert Wright for £236-7-6

Also 26/7/1714 2 more deeds
Dated 19 July 1714, Sells for 5/- the 300 acres in Vere E on heirs of John
Golding & John Moore esq, W on Col George Ivy lately decd, SE on Waste
land. Peppercorn rent of 1 year. 2 other deeds

Deed 1742[35]:
(copy held)
Robert Wright, planter of St Elizabeth sells for 5/- to Judith Theobald, wife
of Henry Theobald, planter of Clarendon, 100 acres near Cartwheel, Clarendon
butting and bounding west on Milk River south on the heirs of Edward Pennants
esq deceased East on lands belonging to Robert Wright north on Edward Barker
Sampson Vale and others being part of a larger parcel belonging to Robert
Wright.

Granted 2 plots Land in St Elizabeth of 300 acres each: both in the Nassau area,
in the One Eye River area between Island Estate & Appleton.

Peter Sinclair, John’s brother & executor, was sued in the Court of
Chancery by Robert Wright[36].
A complicated set of answers to tbe Bill filed by Robert Wright seems to show
that Robert was overseer to John Sinclair, and was involved in bonds between
the Burtons and Sinclair. The result being that at Robert’s death, he claimed
to be owed momney by both John Sinclair and Benjamin & Thomas Burton. The
bill was filed against Peter Sinclair as executor of John Sinclair. Part of the
transactions was the sale of 2 horses by John Sinclair to Robert Wright and
then on to the Burtons, in settlement of a bond, but it seemed uncertain that
the Burtons accepted this in part payment of the bond.
As part of the dealing, Francis Wright, Robert’s brother seems to have paid £40
to Peter Sinclair.
Only the answer by Peter Sinclair to Robert Wright’s bill of complaint seem to
exist, so deduction of the original bill is difficult!
Benjmin & Thomas Burton were the sons of Benjamin Burton, b 1674.

The Crawles: Craskell 18N 77W12, NE Clarendon). Woodstock shown north of
Lacovia estate on Browne 1755.
Two Hopes shown in 1842 Arrowsmith, both in what was Eastern St Elizabeth, then
in Manchester.

Will 1748-9[37]:
Of St E planter.
Grand son John Pridie ref his land at Milk River
G/daus Judith & Elizabeth, Mary & Rebecca Theobalds, daus of Henry
Theobalds and his wife Judith
Ref 100 acres given to them some years ago (ref 121/19).
To son Joseph Wright all land etc in St Elizabeth named Hope bought off Barnard
Andrias Woodstock and land I patented named the Crawl if no heirs, to sisters:
Ratchell Evans, Mary Hunt, Judith Theobalds
And all land in Vere
the money that Mr Florentine Vassal owes me on Messrs Foster’s account and all
the money that Messrs Thomas & Benjamin Burton owes me and what John
Sinclair’s estate owes me shall be raised and also stock sold to pay debts for
the pens.
The pens to go to 4 children, Joseph, Ratchell, Mary & Judith.
If all die & grandchildren, then to nephew Francis Wright.
Joseph Cremer & Nephew Francis Wright attorneys to Samuel Foster’s estate
called Two Mile Wood (a few miles WSW of Spanish Town, Craskell).
Execs:

The reference to moneys owed by Burton & Sinclair was the subject of a suit
in Chancery[38],
see under John Sinclair.

Two mile wood was in the East of St Elizabeth, below Don Figuero’s mountains,
probably north of modern day Gutters and was a water powered sugar estate. Did
this end up with Robert Wright’s estate?

Inventory[39]
of Robert Wright, 1749. He left £4922-6-8 1/2d, including a lot of clothes,
wigs etc!

The debtors in his will do not show up on the inventory – maybe settled before
the inventory date.

Issue of Robert & Judith Wright, Vere PR & Robert’s will:
Will mentions grandson John Pridie with land at Milk River.
2/1. Joseph Wright – inherited land in St Elizabeth from father.

Possibly “my kinsman Joseph
Wright” in Francis Wright’s will of 1758

In his will, Andrew Wright, son of Francis (son of William 1/1 above) refers to
Andrew Wright Booth of Vere as his cousin and relation. It seems likely the
"late Andrew Wright Booth" was probably the one referred to in Andrew
Wright's will and is likely to be an unrecorded son of John Gaul and Rachel
Judith (Wright) Booth, who were breeding in Vere between about 1773 and 1796.
Rachel Judith Wright was christened 8/8/1756 in St Elizabeth, the daughter of
Joseph & Elizabeth Wright. Joseph & Elizabeth had earlier had children
christened in Vere. Andrew Wright Booth would then be a 2nd cousin
of Andrew Wright.

This Joseph Wright appears as an executor & in inventories. He is referred
to by Francis Wright in his will as “kinsman”.

Will - 1766[40]
.
planter of Vere
To wife Elizabeth half of estate during widowhood, but if she intermarry, then
the half to daughter Rachell Judith Wright. This is in place of any claim for
Dower by wife.
To daughter Rachell the other half.
If Rachell predeceases mother who remains unmarried, then Rachell’s half to Elizabeth for life. In that case the estate to his nephews and nieces John Priddie, Thomas
Henry Hogg, Judith Jack [maybe Thoebalds], Elizabeth Bird [Theobald],
Mary Osborne [Theobald], Rebecca Dunstone Swinhoe [Theobald],
Elizabeth Hog and Rachel Hog
Exec John Priddie
Hogg’s & Jacks nor found, bap or marriage.

Francis Wright’s will of 1757-58
refers to John Pridee, son of Rachel Turner, dau of Robert Wright dcd.
Married, 1st, Henry Pridie, Clarendon, 6/6/1734[42]
Married 2nd, John Evans of St Catherine, she of Vere, 7/6/1740, St
Catherine[43].
No mention of any issue of this union.
Married 3rd as Rachel Evans, St Catherine, John Turner, 28/12/1749.
Issue, as mentioned in wills – maybe not all?
3/1. John Pridee

sponsors Mary & Thomas
Wilkinson, & Mary Savny.
From father’s will, married Mr Hunt.
Francis Wright’s will of 1757-58 refers to the heirs of Thomas Hogg and Mary
his wife, daughter of Robert Wright deceased. Hunt & Hogg may be 2
different husbands, or may be 19th C transcription errors.
Nothing found of Hunt/Hogg – with 2 references to Hogg, it is probable that
Hogg it was.
Brother Joseph refers in his will to Thomas Henry Hogg, Elizabeth & Rachel
Hogg as nephew’s & nieces: they must have been the children of Mary Wright
& Mr Hogg. Nothing found of their marriage or the children.
A deed in 1744 listed as Robert Wright selling land to Thomas Hog, but volume
not available (123). Mary’s husband probably Thomas Hog.
3/1. Thomas Henry Hogg
3/2. Elizabeth Hogg
3/3. Rachel Hogg.

This was probably the same Henry
Theobald after Judith died.
Henry Theobald was producing children in the 1760’s by Elizabeth:
A daughter, Kitty, was baptised the same day as John Swinhoe (18/4/1768),
having been born 17/2/1768.
Also:
Joan, natural daughter of Henry Theobald by Elizabeth Parkins Bap 28/6/1764,
Clarendon[49].

2/3 part of plot of 33 acres in
Vere, N on land of George Clark dcd, E on land formerly of George Downer dcd S
on Kings Rd, W on Capt Humphry Mumbee for 11 years at £9 pa.

died Nov/Dec 1747 (will[52]).
Sick and Weak of body
To wife Mary for life, then nephew Francis Wright, if no heirs then to brother
Robert, Executors wife & honourable John Gale
Inventory, April 1749[53]:
Shown by Mary Wright. Left total of £467.
Mary had died by Francis Wright’s will of 1758.

As they were sponsors to each others children, it is probable that Robert and
William Wright were brothers.

Robert Lancashire[ii],
1/2009:
have you come across a James Wright Esq who married Miss Redwar in Vere in Sep
1798? She is the daughter of Henry Redwar and brother of William Gale Redwar
and sister of Mary Gale Redwar, Ann Elizabeth Redwar and Harriet Gibbons
Redwar.
Dept of Chemistry
UWI, Mona, JAMAICA

Parents: Andrew and Rachel Wright
Mentioned in his father Andrew’s will of 1712, when he was left a few slaves.
The connections are born out by the references to his brothers in this will and
to Francis, William’s son, in William’s brothers Andrew and Robert’s wills.

His father’s will treats hims differently from his brothers Robert & Andrew,
Andrew certainly being younger: “...I give and bequeath unto my beloved son
William Wright and his heirs three negro men and three negro women to be bought
from on board a Ship out of the produce of my Estate two years after my
Decease...” William was probably the eldest, and already had his own place.

Seems to have left no trace (will or inventory). It becomes difficult to find
births much before about 1710 in most parishes as the records were only just
starting.

Elizabeth may have been Elizabeth Dunston, as they christened their first son
Dunston, and son Francis gave Dunston as a 2nd name to his son and
to Rebecca. If this were the case, she could have been an unrecorded daughter
of John & Joane Dunston, maybe baptised Port Royal pre 1722. The
alternative would be for William’s mother, Rachel to have been a Dunston.

PR: “the whole of the register
for the year 1711 wanting”.
The few entries for 1711/2 appear to have been done from memory.
Last Bapt with full date 19/11/1710, one with 1712, but no month, then:
Wm & Eliz Wright had a son born Dec 6th 1712 & bapt 8th
Jan following.

The father of Andrew Wright.
There is no doubt that he was the grand-son of Andrew Wright who died in 1712,
his father is deduced by supposition.
Sources: parish records, will references to nephews & nieces; Andrew Wright
of 1747 will refers to nephew Francis Wright – a purchase by Andrew Wright from
Franklin refers to the land mentioned in Francis’s will (although this land
appeared to be leased for 11 years); Robert Wright 1749 refers to nephew
Francis Wright: Grandfather Andrew Wright’s will of 1712 refers to all three,
William (Francis’s father) and Andrew & Robert Wright.

In 1749[55],
Francis Wright entered into a partnership with John Chambers whereby Francis
agreed to farm 600 acres of land in St Thomas-in-the-Vale belonging to John
Chambers. They each provided slaves and livestock for a share in the profits.
The deed is a long document describing the exact arrangements, account to be
kept etc. John Chambers’s wife Susanna, and his brother Peter, are mentioned.
After John Chambers’s death in about 1752, and Francis’s wife’s death in 1754,
Francis married Susannah Chambers. In 1756, there were a couple of deeds moving
slave ownership about for a nominal sum – this was presumably part of
unravelling the partnership arrangement. Susanna then gives up her claim to
that (large) part of John Chambers’s estate left to her, it passing to Robert
Clarke, but with Francis Wright’s use for life.

1755 161/130 John Howell (mentioned in John Chambers’s will) to Francis Wright Lease

To well beloved wife Susanna Wright ½ of all my estate real & personal
likewise the ½ of the estate of (uncle) Andrew Wright decd bequeathed unto me
after the death of his wife Mary Wright
for and during her natural life and after her decease unto my loving son Andrew
Wright, likewise the other ½ of my real & personal estate and the ½ of estate
of Andrew Wright afsd when 18 years of age. (to son Andrew)
His Costs maintenance education to be paid out of the estate.
If he dies before 18 and before Susanna, then all to Susanna and after her
death bequeath to kinsman Joseph Wright 5 negroes and lands in Vere called
Bemecary and Franklins or the half part of my lands called Gilberalter which I
bought of Thomas Harper which he shall choose for his life and after his death
to heirs etc. In case of failure of such heirs, this bequest goes back to the
estate
Rest & residue to between
John Priddee, son of Rachel Turner, dau of Robert Wright dcd as
also the heirs of Thomas Hogg and Mary his wife daughter of Robert Wright decd
and
Judith, Elizabeth, Mary & Rebecca Dunston Theobald, daughters of Henry Theobald
& Judith his wife dau of Robert Wright dcd.

If all die, all estate to the heirs of Daniel Clark and Rebecca his wife the
heirs of William Goss & Catherine his wife dcd the daughter of Christian
Christians and also the heirs of Thomas Alpres decd and Rebecca his wife
if anyone attempts to disbar another legatee, they will be disbarred with 5/-
Execs Susanna Wright & guardian of Andrew.
after her decease, John Anderson jnr, John Turner snr & William Anderson.

Lands
All devolve onto son Andrew.
Craskell has only one relevant Wright entry for Vere in 1763: just NE of
Chesterfield, East of The Alley on the modern map. This could have been
Franklin’s.

All in Vere from will:
Bemecary – no information. This may be a combined name with Franklin
Franklins, no relevant Franklins on maps.
Gibraltar, bought from Thomas Harper, it should be noted that at this time,
Vere extended to the Alligator River mouth.
shown on Senex 1715 map in St John at 18N 76W54 square, to the west of the Rio
Cobre, perhaps 10 miles NW of Spanish Town.
Modern day Gibraltar is about 5km SW of Brown’s Town in St Ann.
There is also a Gibraltar shown on Liddell 1888 to the West of Aligator Pond
river mouth, but this would have been in St Elizabeth in 1758.
Gib shown at Senex 18N0 76W54, Franklins was bought by uncle Andrew in 1741 –
22 acres in Vere

First inventory[57]
1758-9:
Francis Wright late of St Catherine, planter, shown by Susannah Wright
A second inventory[58]
was carried out in 1760-1 after Susannah’s death:
To Joseph Wright of Vere, planter … of Francis Wright decd un-administered by
Susannah Wright his late exec deceased according as they shall be shown unto
you by John Anderson junr his acting Execr of the Goods un-administered or
which you know did belong to the said ...
“An appraisal of the negroes belonging to Francis Wright dcd.”
This second inventory was only of the slaves, which had reduced since the
earlier one.

In his estate inventories he is described as a planter of St Catherine.
The inventory of 1758 was shown by Susannah Wright, and was valued at
£1662/13/2d and included 13 men 12 women and 6 children.
A second inventory was carried out after Susannah’s death when the estate was
referred to as being “unadministered”: Joseph Wright, planter of Vere was named
as an administrator and the property to be shown by by John Anderson junr
“An appraisal of the negroes belonging to Francis Wright dcd.”
This second inventory was only of the slaves, which had reduced since the
earlier one from £1330/5/- to £1030 in the late one.

The name Mary Chambers Wright appears twice in the Wright baptism records, born
5/5/1758 St Elizabeth of Edward & Ann Wright, and in 1799, dau of Edward
Wright & Elizabeth Sables.
John Chambers executor of Andrew Wright’s will.
Barzilla Wright of Westmoreland referred to Jacob Chambers as his uncle and
land bought of John Chambers in his will of 1747. John Chambers an extensive
grantee of land (plats).
There is no evidence that the Westmoreland/St Elizabeth Chambers were connected
with our Chambers from St Thomas in Vale.

Chambers shown on the 1747 Bowen map in St Thomas in the Vale on the river
which runs into Kingston Bay, in the area of what is now Bog Walk.

John Chambers will[59]
1753:
of St Thomas in Vale planter
To wife Susanna Chambers that piece of land in the Red Hills in St John lately
purchased from Foster (March) of St C 302 acres
Brother Peter Chambers horse & 20 acres where he lives in St Thomas in the
Vale
Sister Frances Banks.
God dau Elizabeth Howell dau of John & Elizabeth
Cousin William Powell of St Thomas in Vale
Bill in chancery exhibited by me against Frances Wright if not determined
before my decease shall be forwarded and prosecuted by my execs.

Then Francis Wright sells 3 slaves to Peter Chambers for 5/- same dates and ref
Then Francis Wright sells to Frances Banks 6 slaves for 5/-

Deed[61]
of 1756: Francis Wright planter of St Catherine & Susannah his wife of one
part and Robert Clarke of St Catherine gent of the other part
John Chambers will 17/4/1753 left land at Red Hills in St John which he
purchased from Foster March of St Catherine containing 302 acres & 13
negroes and also half of remaining estate in lieu of dower, as Susannah
Chambers also possessed several other properties esp land in St Jago de la Vega
Land at Red Hills to Robert Clarke for 10/- and also the ½ of John Chambers’s
estate left to Susannah Chambers to Robert Clarke, but Francis Wright to use
for his life.

Andrew Wright, the father of Ann Wright, was Jamaican born in
1752, probably white, and died in London, England 18/2/1806.
He acquired and probably developed the pens (cattle farms) of Mitcham (which Langford
Oliver said he named after the town in Surrey, although in fact it had the same
name when owned by Earl Balcarres in 1763) & Silver Grove, in the latter
part of the 18thC. His property in Vere, the 200 acre estate of Single Rock,
near Calabash Bay was granted to him in 1789[63]
(not to be confused with Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth, both of which bays are on
the 1804 map, but with A Wright shown on the 1804 in the west of Vere, south of
the Plowden Hills). From the wording of his will, it would appear that Mitcham
was his principal residence in Jamaica. His inventory shows it to have been
well furnished by the standards of the area and time.

His estate also had an overseer's house and another property called Ramsgate in
his inventory.

He had a mulatto partner, Ruth Sinclair, by whom he had 4 daughters, only 2 of
whom probably survived to adulthood. In 1790 he married Elizabeth Mary Pusey, born
about 1743 and daughter of Benjamin Pusey of Cherry Hill and Cherry Garden
Estate in the Parish of St Dorothy, Jamaica; she was the widow of Samuel Wint,
of Spanish Town, Jamaica. She was buried at Brompton Church, London, 6/8/1821
(tablet in Nave) aged 78. She had a son John Pusey Wint, by her first husband.
Benjamin Pusey was a Member of Assembly for St Dorothy’s in 1751 (JFS, Almanack
1751). A William Pusey was a member of Assembly in 1776/82 for Vere; he was
also a magistrate, in 1782, a Col in the Midlands division of the Militia.

He appeared in print in 1793 3 times, as a vestreyman for St Elizabeth, as the
owner of a horse racing at Lacovia, and as the owner of a slave who
"ran" that year - history does not relate any subsequent recapture!

He landed in Jamaica in March 1799: Andrew Wright esq and lady (an F Facey was
also in the list).[64]

He came to England (probably after November 1804, re Rebecca Wright's will)
with his daughters by Ruth, his wife was probably still in Jamaica at the time of his will. His inventory showed him with substantial personal estate
of £21557, about £13700 of which was the value of his slaves and £5700
livestock (77 cattle and 137 horses and mules).

He left Single Rock, some named slaves (also specified in his inventory) and
£5000 to John Pusey Wint, his stepson. Most of the remainder he left to his
daughters Ann and Rebecca, stipulating that they would forfeit their
inheritance if they returned to Jamaica unmarried: this explains Francis &
Ann's marriage in London soon after his death, and Rebecca and George Roberts
marriage somewhat later! He did not appear to have had any children by his
wife, Elizabeth Pusey, who he married in Jamaica, in 1790. It must have taken
some time to sort his estate as slaves belonging to his estate were baptized in
1814 at Giddy Hall.

He also refers to a relation and cousin Andrew Wright Booth of Vere (not yet 21
in 1804) in his will. An Andrew Wright Booth was ch 25/11/1813, son of the late
Andrew Wright Booth. The "late Andrew Wright Booth" was probably the
one referred to in the will and is likely to be an unrecorded son of John Gaul
and Rachel Judith (Wright) Booth, who were breeding between in Vere about 1773
and 1796. See under Francis Wright below.

On the 1804 map, "A Wright" is shown as the proprietor of estates at
Single Rock, Mitcham and Silver Grove pens. The Earl of Balcarres still owned
property around there: he had been a Governor of Jamaica. Was there any
connection between him and the Wrights?

Ruth Sinclair was the mother of Ann Wright, by Andrew
Wright. The parish record shows her being born about 1764 the daughter of
Judith Burton; her father was not given, but John Hayle Sinclair mentions her
in his will. The Parish Record describes her as a "free mestize"
(octoroon) at daughter Ann’s baptism. She died about 1799, her will being
proved in July of that year.
She had three daughters by Andrew Wright (Ann, Mary & Rebecca, Mary dying
between 1799 and 1806). Her will implies that she had two further daughters by John
Read, who was mentioned in her will.
Her father was the son of a 1st generation planter from Caithness. Her
grandfather had siblings still in Scotland when he died about 1740.

St Elizabeth PR a free "mestize" in children's record:
Born[65]:
abt 1764, ch April 1768 age abt 4 yrs.
Parent: Dau of Judith Burton (Mulatto?) in PR. Father John Hayle Sinclair
deduced from his will.
See later section for the Sinclair family.
Partners: Mr Andrew Wright & John Read.

Died: probably late 1798, early 1799, but no record of death found (3/2008) –
she may well have died as a result of Ruth Read’s birth in 1798.

Will: dated 19/11/1798, Proved 24 Jul 1799 (no inventory found).

Ruth Sinclair of... Vere,... spinster... poor in health and weak in body... To
my well beloved daughter Ann Wright, Mary Wright and Rebecca Wright....3
negroes (named)
To my beloved daughter Isabella Read who I make and nominate as my heir of this
my last will and testament... slaves...To my well beloved daughter Ruth
Read....To my well beloved friend John Read of.... Vere......my dearly beloved
brother Alexander Sinclair of St. Eliz. and Thomas Read of Vere appoint as
executors... My wench Camilla and Camilla is to serve Isabella Read till she
is 15 years....
From the way in which the will is phrased, it is probable that Ruth had
children by John Read after those by Andrew Wright, who had married Elizabeth
Pusey in 1790.

"He has a high stone tomb, formerly enclosed with iron
railings to the east of the church and on the top there is the inscription:
"Here lies interred the body of Andrew Wright esq formerly of this Parish
and late of the Parish of St Elizabeth and of Mitcham Pen, in the Island of
Jamaica, who departed this life on the 18th February 1806, aged 54 years. For
his great partiality to this place (ed: Mitcham Surrey) he named his Pen in
Jamaica Mitcham".
(AM: in fact, the property was known as Mitcham in 1763).
The iron railings were removed from his tomb in 1883 by order of the Mitcham
Burial Board. His baptism is not recorded in the register. Caribbeana also
gives a short précis of his will.

Mitcham Pen, 13/11/1793:
Runaway slave from the subscriber about the latter end of August last, a new
negro man named Jamaica, about 5 feet high: has filed teeth, country marks on
both temples and right shoulder and breaks down back, marked on right shoulder
AW rather small; had on when absconded a blue baise frock and took with him an
afnhurgh(?) one, Reward £2-15s. Andrew Wright.

12/1/1793:
St Elizabeth Vestreyman: Andrew Wright

23/3/1793:
On Tuesday the 22nd a subscription purse, for two years old, two mile heats,
was run for over the Race course at Lacovia, by Mr. Andrew Wright’s Bay Colt,
and Mr. Salmon’s Pepper Filly, Brunettes. The first heat was won by the Colt,
but in the second he ran out of the course and was distanced ...

His Will
His will (PCC, 265 Pitt), was signed 21 January or February 1806, Proved to
"Charles Grant of King Street Southwark" at PCC in London, 5 March
1806 and 28 July 1806.
The will fills 13 pages in the register, probably the lawyer on piecework! Full
Will
Text
His estate took time to finalise: slaves baptised 1815 at Giddy Hall were
described as belonging to the estate of Andrew Wright.
He is described as Andrew Wright of St Elizabeth co Cornwall, Jamaica, esq, but now residing at Great Tower St, London.

“of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth in the County of Cornwall in the Island of
Jamaica Esquire but now residing in Great Tower Street in London”

Bequests:

Trustees and Executors:
"my friends John Chambers of Saint Elizabeth, esquire, Jeremiah Snow of
Broad St, Ratcliffe Highway, Middlesex, hatter, John Pusey Wint and James Cross
of Southwark, Surrey, Gentleman, They were also guardians of Ann & Rebecca
until 21 or marriage.
of .. my pen and plantation in Saint Elizabeth called Mitcham with the slaves,
cattle, plantations, utensils and effects .. and all other my lands, tenements,
slaves and real estate in Jamaica or elsewhere ..and ...to "cultivate
manage and improve the (pen & plantation) to the best advantage and consign
the produce thereof from time to time to Great Britain to be sold" and ..
use the income towards the £5000 and mortgage payments and repairs and other
outgoings for the estate.
To son in law John Pusey Wint: about 30 slaves, Single Rock Estate, near Calabash Bay, Vere (about 200 acres), and 5 £1000 annual payments from Mitcham pen.
to "relation and cossin" Andrew Wright Booth of the parish of Vere
£1000 when 21 years old.
to pay an annuity of £300 sterling "to my dear wife Elizabeth Mary
Wright" for life (if she makes further claims, she may forfeit the whole),
with a further £300 single payment if she moves from Jamaica to GB.
£100 to each Trustee.
to pay .. for the education and benefit of my reputed daughters Ann Wright and
Rebecca Wright born of Ruth Sinclair, until aged 21 or married, whichever is
the sooner.
..the residue of the income shall, until the last daughter is 21 or married, be
added to .. the residue of my personal estate
The residual estate left to Ann and Rebecca Wright and their issue, failing
that to John Pusey Wint and Andrew Wright Booth. If either Ann or Rebecca
returned to Jamaica unmarried, their share would pass on "were she
virtually dead without issue of her body"
"And I direct my said executors to devise to Ann and Rebecca Wright
respectively as soon as conveniently after my decease copies of this my last
will and testament to the intent that they may be fully acquainted with the
contents thereof and particularly the clause prohibiting their return to
Jamaica under the circumstances aforesaid"

Jamaica St Elizabeth 764 (Mitcham)
Claim Details & Associated Individuals
14th May 1838 | 66 Enslaved | £1222 7S 0D
CLAIM DETAILS
Claim Notes
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/870: adjudged (with Manchester claim no. 224) £792 9s 11d to John Pusey
Wint; the residue went to John Salmon etc.. John Salmon claimed as executor of
Ann Maitland; John Pusey Wint counterclaimed 'under the will of the late Andrew
Wright'. Under Andrew Wright's will, dated 21/01/1806, John Pusey Wint is shown
as his 'son-in-law' (in fact he was his stepson). John Pusey Wint was a trustee
under the will. Reference to the reputed daughters Ann Wright and Elizabeth
Wright, born of the body of Ruth Sinclair: 'if the said A & E Wright go to
Jamaica unmarried they should forfeit all benefit under the will'.

Andrew Wright, 1752-1806 married Elizabeth (usey) Wint. Some notes on her
family follow.

Elizabeth Mary Pusey (Wright & Wint)

Parish Church of Brompton (on the North Wall of nave) (London)
In memory of Elizabeth Mary Pusey, dau of Benjamin Pusey of Cherry Hill and
Cherry Garden Estate in the Parish of St Dorothy, Jamaica. Relict of Samuel
Wint, esq of Spanish Town and Andrew Wright, esq of Mitcham Pen St Elizabeth of
the same Island. She was interred in the cemetery of this church 6th August
1821 aged 78 years. This tablet is erected in her memory by John Pusey Wint
esq, her son.

Buried 9/4/1790, St Catherine, merchant, of dropsy[67]
Left his estate to his wife Elizabeth Mary Wint and son John Pusey Wint, legacies
to “four children of Ruth Anderson a free Mulatto Woman of the parish of Vere
named Mary Wint James Anderson Ann Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson”
Andrew Wright was one of his executors.
Andrew subsequently married Elizabeth.

Common law wife of John Angel,
and mother of Ruth Angel, 2nd wife of George Roberts, whose 1st
wife was Rebecca Wright, daughter of Andrew Wright who married later Samuel’s
widow, Elizabeth (Pusey) Wint. See Roberts File for further descent from her.

1/2. John Pusey Wint,

See Illustrations section for this couple.

ch 20/3/1781 St Catherine, of Samuel & Elizabeth Mary Wint. (PR), was
proprietor of Hyde Pen in Vere parish from at least 1815-24. Married abt 1807,
Eliza. Died aft 1871 re census.
Eliza Bailey a minor is shown as of Horton in the County of Buckingham in the
marriage registry of 1807; John Pusey Wint as of this parish.
John Pusey Wint died Q2 1876, age 95, Kensington 1a83.
Wints were shown in Vere on the 1804 map.
The Wint family seem to have been in the Staffordshire/ Derbyshire border area
from the Census results.

Son of Elizabeth Mary Pusey and Samuel Wint, stepson of Andrew Wright of
Mitcham estate St Elizabeth. Eliza Bailey a minor is shown as of Horton in the
County of Buckingham in the marriage registry of 1807; John Pusey Wint as of
this parish.
1861 census shows John Pusey Wint (1) aged 80 fundholder ; John Pusey Wint (2)
aged 48, (head) fundholder b. Jamaica; John Pusey Wint (3) aged 18 b. Boulogne,
all at St Mary Abbott's Kensington.[68]

T71/1606: letter, dated 19/10/1835, from E.F. Green, transmitting the anxieties
of John Pusey Wint on hearing the dates for this claim. E.F. Green had first
applied on 25/09/1835, and again on 19/10/1835, and was told to call again on
26/10/1835, 'Mr Wint being naturally extremely anxious to hear from me on this
subject'.

of JP Wint & wife.PR
1839 June 19, at St. Mary's Church, Marylebone, William Shute Wint, Esq., 13th
Light Dragoons, son of John Pusey Wint, Esq., late of the island of Jamaica, to
Maria NA.
Died 1840.
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 From: "John Parker"[iii] (see notes)
I am a teacher at the King's School, Canterbury. I have worked here thirty
years, part of that time in a school hall and former church, St. Mary's,
Northgate (Canterbury). The floor will be lifted this summer for refurbishment
purposes and I know that there is a stone (about 7X3 feet) dedicated to
"William Shute Wint, died at the age of twenty six in 1840, 13th.
Lancers."

This hall is now a drama centre. Other items have been found and the Canterbury
Archaeological Trust will look in early July.
…. this regiment later became the Light Brigade. Many of the Lancers died of
cholera on the way back from India in 1839.

August 8, 1865, London Gazette:
Notice that John Pusey Wint applies for patent:
And John Pusey Wint, of 12, Kensington square, Kensington, in the county of
Middlesex, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of
"improvements in instruments used in cutting the soles of boots and
shoes."
As set forth in his petition, recorded in the said office on the 18th day of
July, 1865.

Reputed son of JP Wint by Mary
Mitchell, sambo belonging to Francis George Smyth esq.PR

Also:
John C Wint, 1816-1866 ref Brett Ashmeade Hawkins.

may not be correct:
MI Jamaica: Ryde, Near Newport:
Mr J.C. Wint born 23 January 1816 died 30 June 1866

It is not known who this was, it is unlikely that he was a son of JPW &
Eliza, as they already had a son John alive at the time, but might have been an
illegitimate son of his.
It is possible that this is a baptism 12/12/1819 of John Pusey Wint: with no
parents given, listed with slave baptisms, but not specifically described as a
negro slave as some others were.PR

JP Wint had a bad spring 1813, 2 advertisements in the Jamaica Gazette:
27/2/1813:
Stolen from Goshen Pen, a dark bay mare, small star on her forehead. A doubloon
reward on delivering her to the property and 4 doubloons on providing by whom
stolen on application to the overseer at Goshen or the subscriber at Ryde near
May Hill,
JP Wint.
23/6/1813:
Ryde, May Hill.
Strayed from the subscriber on Saturday the 12th, a black and white
Fox hound bitch branded on the near side R. A doubloon reward,
JP Wint.

From the Jamaica Gazette:
JP Wint on list of Jurors for February 1814 Grand Court.

From Brett Ashmeade-Hawkins, 9/2006:
John Pusey Wint was born in Jamaica, but like most Planter's sons was sent home
to England to be educated. He seems to have returned to Jamaica in 1815. He and his wife and children lived at Ryde, a coffee plantation near Newport, some 2,000 feet above sea level in the Carpenter's Mountains of southern
Manchester Parish. The climate here would have been very cool and it must have
been a healthy location, a welcome relief from the heat, mosquitoes and fevers
of the plains far below. John Pusey Wint's son, John C. Wint (1816-1866), who
eventually inherited the coffee plantation, is buried at Ryde and his tomb may
still be seen there. In the 1960s the Ryde property was purchased by Ansell
Hart, one of Jamaica's best-known Antiquarians, who thought it was the most
perfect place in Jamaica to retire.

14/17 Dated 20/1/1681-2 Ent 1/3/1681-2
Robert Dunston & wife Dorothy Bricklayer &
Henry Slaughter of Ligonee
for 15’x30’ land in PR for 15 years for £7 & annually one egg.

Robert Dunston

20/7 dated 24/3/1687-8 Ent 12/4/1688
Mary Stiles widow of John Snr & son John Jnr of St E
Robert Dunston, bricklayer of St E
£22 for 25 acres in Middle Quarters, s on Jervies Cherry? N on George Hill E on
Thomas Kitton W on Rocky Mtns, ½ of 50 sold by Christopher Pinder esq to George
Rushbrooke 17/9/1671, sold to John Stiles snr dcd by George Rushbrooke 1/1/1675

46/10 Dated 12/5/1710 Ent 19/6/1710
Henry Dunston planter of St A
father John Dunston will of 12/7/1692 left foot land in Port Royal to Henry
Dunston & his sister Rebecca later married John Salmon planter of St A.
they sold to Maurice Ganey? Of Port Royal on 20/11/1705, Henry Dunston then a
minor
Now Henry Dunston is 21 and confirms selling to Edward Ganey (son of Maurice
Ganey) for 5/-

25/71 Ent 23/2/1745 date 6/12/1740
MD widow sick
sons John & George all estate and land lately purchased from James Pinnock
esq

Spanish Town Cathedral:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF, MRS. ANN NEUFVILLE, DAUGHTER OF MRS. FRANCIS DWARRIS,
BY HER FIRST HUSBAND, JOHN DUNSTON ESQRE., SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 15*
AUGUST 1782, AGED 24 YEARS.

Ruth Sinclair's forebears can be traced to her grandfather, John, who was
born into the Sinclair clan of Caithness, NE Scotland. He had property in
Clarendon when he died. It has not been possible to identify her direct
Scottish ancestors: there are too many with similar Christian names and no
parent has been found with the correct combination of offspring: maybe the
supposed siblings were not from the same mother? By 1811, Ruth's brother,
Alexander, owned Prospect pen (85 slaves) in St Elizabeth.
Some Sinclair Graves found at Pinnock Shaftson greathouse, north of
Bluefields bay, Westmoreland.

Our Sinclair ancestors begin with John Sinclair who died in 1740, and was
an emigrant from Caithness in NE Scotland, probably from Thurso (“last resort”
beneficiary of his will was Thurso Parish). He had a number of siblings still
in Thurso as listed in his will. A John Sinclair, gent, first appears in 1724,
when he was of St Catherine. He made a number of deeded transactions over the
succeeding years, including a rental arrangement for several hundred acres of land
which seemed to be getting him in trouble in the late 1730’s.
His son and heir, John Hayle Sinclair, was the father by Judith Burton of
Ruth Sinclair, mother-in-law of Francis Maitland. John Hayle Sinclair seems
from the tone of his will to have fallen out with his family, either the
Hayles, or more probably with his uncle Peter, perhaps because of his, probably
as a young man, cohabitation and production of many children by a woman of
colour, Judith Burton.
A search of the internet for Sinclair/Caithness/Jamaica gave no relevant
finds, but showed that there were Sinclairs either migrating to the Colonies,
including Jamaica or being transported there. A little later than this, many
Scots emigrated after the Jacobite rebellions. There is no indication that our
family was involved in this however.

There were other Sinclairs about in Jamaica in the 18thC, one of whom,
George, was a priest. Another was the Hon Archibald Sinclair, who appears in
various official posts.

Acts of Assembly:
CO139/27 (225) An act for making free a mulatto man Will, belonging to the
estate of William Jones and paying to the Hon. Archibald Sinclair & Richard
Welsh the value of the said mulatto man. 16.12 1772. (He discovered the
murderer - a mulatto, Sam - of a white man. The murderer was burnt alive.)

He appears in various deeds in the mid 18thC. He
was probably the son of Sir James Sinclair of Dunbeath (see at the end of the
Sinclair Section).
Archibald Sinclair, son of Archibald Sinclair by Sarah Jones, St Catherine,
Jamaica, b 24/12/1772, ch 28/2/1773PR.

From Henderson’s Caithness Family History, 1884:
Archibald Sinclair, the 4th son of Sir James Sinclair of Dunbeath. Archibald
died unmarried in Jamaica mid 18thCP89. Probably buried Kingston,
14/3/1747PR.
Sir Alexander Sinclair, IXth baron of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath and Latheron,
died at sea en-route from Jamaica to Hailfax in 1786P91
Alexander Sinclair, 3rd of Achingale and Newton, died in Jamaica
after 1768P143.

A Lieut William Sinclair, later Captain, was granted lands
in St Elizabeth about 1675. He appears in various references in Jamaica, but is not thought to be related to our family. Deeds for William Sinclair appear
about the same time.
William Sinclair listed in John Ogilby’s 1671 map of Jamaica with a Farm in St
Elizabeth Precinct[72],
about where Treasure Beach is now, presumably on the flat ground round Great
Pedro pond.

Sinclairs transported to Jamaica:

From the Internet, 4/2001:
SINCLAIR, DUNCAN. Covenanter in Argyll's rebellion. Prisoner in the Laigh
Parliament House, Edinburgh. Banished to the Plantations 31 July 1685.
Transported from Leith to Jamaica by John Ewing, August 1685
(PC=Register of the Privy Council of Scotland)
SINCLAIR, JAMES. Age 19. Husbandman. Dunbeth, Caithness. Jacobite in Cromarty's
regiment. Prisoner in Inverness and ships. Transported from London to Jamaica or Barbados by Samuel Smith, 31 March 1747. (P=Prisoners of the '45) (RM=B. Ransom McBride,
"Lists of Scottish Rebel Prisoners...1746" The North Carolina
Genealogical Society Journal (May 1980)

John Camden Hotten, ed.,
The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles;
Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices;
Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went From Great Britain to the
American Plantations 1600-1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.,
1983).
Barbadoes - Alphabetical List of Landowners in St. Michael’s p. 458 – Allex:
Sinklaire, 10 acres of land, 1 hired servant, 7 negroes
*****
David Dobson, The Original Scots Colonists of Early America 1612-1783
(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989).

Issue at Caithness (from John's will - all died after 1741 therefore):
Implied in John’s will is that he was from Thurso Parish.
1/1. John Sinclair of Clarendon, died abt 1741, Jamaica.
1/2. Peter Sinclair, Planter (following from JSF)

A Peter Sinclair Bur Kingston 31/3/1750 by Mr Samuel Biggs[73]: was this him?

Nevil Sinclair to Peter Sinclair – 1745[74]
Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, planter and Peter Sinclair, of Vere, planter.
Nevil Hayle for £500J from Peter Sinclair sells 6 male slaves and six female
negro slaves, their offspring etc ... subject nevertheless to a certain
indenture of mortgage made by the said Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair and which
was by the said John Sinclair assigned over to the said Peter Sinclair and by
the said Peter Sinclair to Francis Smith ...
In presence of Francis Smith & George Burrell

John Sinclair was a first generation planter from Thurso in Caithness,
Scotland; he still had siblings there when he died. He probably arrived about
1720; during 10 years from the the late 1720’s, he built up a large sugar
collection of sugar estates, probably with borrowed money: towards the end of
his relatively short carreer, it looked as though it was all unravelling. By
the late 1730’s, a number of complicated deeds show him moving his property
between himself and his brother, Peter. He was probably not unusual in this. He
might still have had assets in Caithness when he died, leaving this to JHS.
As he only mentioned one son, John Hayle Sinclair, and a daughter,
Elizabeth in his will and his wife outlived him by 24 years, it is likely that
he was still a comparatively young man when he died. His wife names a daughter,
Elizabeth in her will, who married John Anderson in 1744. Elizabeth was born
after 1722 (not yet 18 in John’s will), but at the latest by 1726 to be married
in 1744, so John Sinclair must have been born by 1705. He died between April
1740 and June 1741, probably earlier in that period.
A timeline of deeds is shown elsewhere in this paper but he was first
described as of St Catherine, but soon became “of St Elizabeth”, but in 1739,
he was “of Vere”, while his will describes himself as “of Clarendon”: his lands
were on the boders of what was at various times, St Elizabeth, Vere and
Clarendon. These latter apparent residence changes reflect this rather than
major moves.
John Sinclair became a substantial land owner, having at least 1750 acres
by 1736, much of this was under sugar. The majority seems to have been around
Sixteen Mile Gully in the Carpenter’s Mountains of eastern St Elizabeth/Western
Vere and Clarendon. The “home farm” was probably around modern day Pratville
and Pusey Hill: this was Tophill as mentioned in his will. He also had a small
plot on the east side of the mountains down to the Milk River. Whilst his son
John Hayle Sinclair was the main legatee after various bequests and his
mother’s lifetime use, the estate would only pass the John Hayle’s legitimate
heirs: he did not have any. This may explain the rather sour reference to his
relatives in John Hayle Sinclair’s will! It appears in the event that John
Hayle Sinclair inherited nothing from his father: whether this was Peter
Sinclair, and JHS’s brother-in-law John Anderson depriving him, or whether the
estate was so encumbered with debt there was nothing to pay out is not clear.
Only one crop account has been found, that for 1742[80] for “John Sinclair, dcd”, filed
by Peter Sinclair. It purports to be for his entire estates in Clarendon and
Vere and lists 31 hogsheads of sugar and eleven puncheons of rum. The
definition of hogshead and puncheon seems to be variable: a hogshead seems to
have been 63 gallons and a puncheon rather larger, between 80 and 100 gallons.
One source[81]
gives a sugar hogshead as about 1800 lbs. The sugar would have been partly
processed on the plantation and was a brown colour – this type of sugar is
called ‘muscovado’. The sugar was shipped to England where further processing
would produce pure white sugar. At this time, sugar was about 10d/lb, making
the estate’s production about £830. Rum seemed to have been in the region of
2/- per gallon, thus John Sinclair’s output would have been about £110.
A case in the Court of Chancery in 1749 show that Robert Wright was an
overseer for John Sinclair, and had dealings with Benjamin & Thomas Burton
in St Elizabeth. It is thought that Benjamin Burton was the father of Ruth
Burton, John’s son, John Hayle’s partner. A further connection was that Robert
Wright was Francis Wright’s uncle, and great uncle of Andrew Wright, whose
partner was Ruth Sinclair, John’s grand-daughter.

In his will[82],
he leaves an annuity of £20 pa and a heifer from Tophill to his Peter
Sinclair’s son, Alexander, and £500 to his brother Peter. His daughter, Elizabeth,
was left £1500 in 3 tranches between the age of 18 and 24, subject to not
marrying without her mother’s consent. His wife, Priscilla, has the use and
occupation of their home and farm at Tophill and the use of the Dixon’s estate
until it comes into sugar, when he gives her in lieu the “Ruinate” land at Milk
River. She also is entitled to a puncheon of rum and 500 lbs of sugar.
The rest and residue (in Jamaica and Caithness) was left to John Hayle
Sinclair and his “lawfully begotten” issue. If JHS dies without lawful issue,
Elizabeth gets another £1500 and the remainder of his legacy goes to Peter and
then Peter’s sons. He also lists his siblings in Caithness (see them ealier in
this section): the final legatee would be the churchwardens of Thurso to build
a school. Amongst others, his executors were Peter Sinclair and Patrick Adam.
It looks as though the family used these provisos on JHS’s inheritance to
deprive him of it. Probably they disapproved of JHS’s many children by Ruth
Burton. It is notable that Priscilla leaves Tophill as if it were her own, half
to JHS and half to Elizabeth; John’s will appears to leave Tophill to Priscilla
for her use, not ownership, in which case it should have belonged in its
entirety to JHS.
His inventory, taken in late 1741[83],
lists 49 slaves (value £1337-10s), livestock (mules, horses, cattle and sheep
to the value of £813) and sundry other, mainly household, items (value about
£70). His debtors amounted to £207, including Solomon Hart (£74), from whom he
had bought land. There were no creditors listed. His personal estate totalled £2420.

Note: at about this time, it seems from the old maps that the boundary of St
Elizabeth & Vere was revised. St Elizabeth Precinct on Ogilby was show as
extending East to what became the Swift River: Browne (published in 1755, but
probably from 1730’s information) shows a similar position for the boundary,
but Craskell 1763 shows the boundary in the Aligator Pond area. Thus the
location of land in this era must be taken with a bit of care. In the case of
John Sinclair’s land, the early boundary seems prevail. This Carpenter’s
Mountains & Long Bay Mountains, which seem to be part & parcel the
same, are described as in St Elizabeth, but later maps put them in Vere.

There are a number of references to John Sinclair in the mid 1730’s but
unfortunately, few deed books for this decade are still accesible.

In an early deed of 1724[84],
John Bloss & wife Elizabeth, a Tavern keeper of St Catherine sells to John
Sinclair, Gent of St Catherine, slaves & plate to £200 for debts by John
Bloss to his wife’s 1st husband. John Bloss married Elizabeth
Picking 26 August 1722, St CatherinePR, and John Pickering married
Elizabeth Bassett 14 February 1711, St CatherinePR. There is no
further idea of the reason for this sale.
Later in 1724[85],
John Sinclair (still “of St Catherine”) rented a some footland, a house and
some slaves in Port Royal for a year from Samuel Diggins (for 5 shillings) and
from his mother, Anne Erasmus, who was resident there at the time. The house
was next to Diego Luis Gonzales. Was this soon after his arrival in Jamaica?
By 1730[86],
John Sinclair was described as “of St Elizabeth” (and remained so afterwards),
when he loaned money to Peter Rowe, a watchmaker of Kingston, secured on a
negro woman. In the same year comes the first mention of his acquiring land, in
this case, 30 acres bought from Humphrey Stiles[87], part of Henry Hilliard’s
“Ruinate” plantation in Clarendon; this was probably part of Hilliard’s patents
between the Milk River and the Round Hill. It is not entirely clear if the
ruinate[88]
was the name of the plantation or a description of the vegetation; ruinate is often
seen on plats as a description of an area of unclaimed land. This land is
mentioned in his will.
In 1731[89],
he bought a creole boy from Zacharia Gaultier, with Peter as witness.
He was granted 300 acres of land in Carpenters Mountains in 1731-2[90], north on William Turner,
East on himself, South on heirs of Josuhua Tennant dcd & Jane Clark, West
on heirs of William Cockburn, dcd.
His next land acquisition was in 1732-3[91]
when he bought land in Vere from Nevil Hayle of Vere for £850: the remainder of
the deed was lost in transcription, but it must have been a substantial area
for that price.

In the mid 1730s, there are 6 deeds listed which are not available:
John Sinclair from Henry Dawkins, abt 1730, this is probably the lease on the
Joshua Tennant land.

John Sinclair from Solomon Hart, abt 1733, referred to in later deeds as being 300
acres in Carpenters Mountains

John Sinclair from Philemon Dixon, abt 1735, presumably for land in JS’s will.
John Sinclair to Peter Sinclair, abt 1736, “sale land”.
John Sinclair to Edward Manning Not Available Assignement 1739 107/53

John Sinclair to Peter Sinclair Not Available Assignement
1740 108/51

In 1733[92],
John Sinclair bought 330 acres of land from Josiah Bennick for £100 on the
coast between the Swift and Gutt rivers on Long Bay, 1st N on morass
E on Swift River S on Long Bay and W on Gutt River, 2nd on Long Bay
NW on the Mountains E on mangroves WS on Mangroves. These descriptions do not
fit the map, the distance between the Swift and Gutt rivers being too great.
However, these lands are not mentioned elsewhere and the deed, while dated
1733, was not filed until 1742, well after John’s death, presumably during the
tidying up of his estate, and do not appear again.
A deed of 1736[93]
between John Sinclair & Peter Sinclair, merchant of Kingston laid out the
terms of a lease between John Sinclair and Henry Dawkins for land in St
Elizabeth, and the consequences of default.
The deed says that in July 1732 John Sinclair rented land from Henry Dawkins
esq & John Mitchell, planter, both of Clarendon, (as executors of Joshua
Tennant of St Elizabeth & guardians of his son Mathew, a minor) with
Jonathan Gale & John Anderson as Surety’s (guarantors). The lease was for 6
years at £600 pa with a penalty of £10000 on default (this probably refers deed
85/171, not yet found) and included stock and slaves.
By March 1736, John Sinclair was sick, the lease had not expired and the
rent was in arrears, a state which could worsen before John’s possible death. On
his death, Jonathan Gale & John Andrews would be liable for any shortfall
in rent which was not covered by the negroes and stock in hand. In the deed of
this time, John Sinclair for 5/- from Peter Sinclair, Peter Sinclair indemnifies
Jonathan Gale & John Anderson from liability resulting from their agreement
in 1732.
Additionally, John Sinclair also sold to Peter Sinclair 5 parcels of land
in Carpenters Mountains, St Elizabeth, for the specific use: to pay
Dawkins/Mitchell or Mathew Tennant any arrears of rent and stock listed in the
original lease and to indemnify Gale/Anderson from any liability under that lease.
When these conditions were met, the assets would be disposed as specified in
John’s will. However, if John Sinclair in his lifetime satifies the debts and
liabilities to Dawkins/Mitchell/Tennant and indemnify Gale/Anderson, the deed
becomes null and void. In the case of John Sinclair’s death before the expiry
of the lease, Peter Sinclair may sell such land as required to settle the
arrears. The indenture excludes the dower of Priscilla, his wife.
From the description of the five parcels of land in this deed, they all
seem to be, if not connected, at least in the same area. An estate plan of 1810
may cover this area, with William Turner/John Booth patent & Henry Lewis
patent of 1718 shown: there is 500 acres of Francis Smith surveyed 1759, there
are indications that some Sinclair land went to Francis Smith. The lands were
probably astride the sixteen mile gully, at the eastern end before it turns
south towards the sea, probably on the western side of Pusey Hill. The deed
also mentions 80 slaves and livestock. One parcel of 500 acres, purchased from
Henry Lewis included a set of Mill works, 4 coppers and a still ready to be
erected.
Somewhat later in 1739[94],
John & Priscilla Sinclair sold 400 acres of this land to Samuel Biggs for
£500. At the same time, he also sold Biggs 75 acres “known as Thomas Hayle’s”
in Vere on the river Minho which he had bought from Samuel Neil Smith. This was
probably land once owned by Thomas Hayle, one of the 3 settler brothers, but was
this the land bought from Nevil Hayle in 1732? Samuel Biggs was probably the
son of Margaret Hayle, dau of John snr, who married Thomas Biggs. The estate
plan Manchester 255 shows Samuel Biggs with 500 acres, with a (later?) pencil
name “Nonpareil” which appears on Liddell 1888 to the north of sixteen mile
gully.
In 1740[95],
John bought a sugar estate of 500 acres from the Francis & Edward (& Katherine)
Smith for £1800, still in Carpenter’s mountains, but probably a little further
west, at what is now called Smithfield (it is referred to as Smithfield in a
later deed). Modern day Smithfield is between Grove Town & Cross Keys, west
of sixteen mile gully, towards Aligator Pond. AM drove through Smithfield in
November 2014. It did not look like the best sugar country, mountainous and
broken ground, but more rain being in the hills and open to the South towards
the sea. Smithfield is close to Grove Town on the road from the Gully towards
Cross Keys. An estate plan[96]
of 1842 showed Smithfield and part of James Biggs on the north side of the road
to Aligator Pond, with a cocoa walk to the East.
Immediately after the last purchase in February 1740[97], he and his brother Peter
(involved because of the earlier deeds) convey the Smith land (here
specifically called Smithfield) and the other 5 plots to Patrick Adam, a
merchant of Kingston, in trust for John’s debts to Adam and others for 3 years
to May 1743. Patrick Adam was one of John’s executors.
At much the same time[98],
John Sinclair sells to Peter for £150, 300 acres of land which he bought from
Solomon Hart: this would appear to be part of the 650 acres in the 1736 deed.
This probably is one reason for Peter Sinclair’s involvement in the deed of
trust with Adam. A boundary is quoted as being on Pratter & Anderson:
Pratter & Anderson on Craskel in Vere to the west of the Milk River at N17°48
W77°18. This looks to be the wrong side of the ridge, on the east flank of the
mountains, dropping down to or on the west side of the Milk River. There is
some confusion over Pratt & Anderson and Pratter & Anderson. This
Anderson was the wife of Alice Hayle, daughter of John Hayle snr (see her entry
for the reasons).
A later deed in 1745[99]
makes reference to a mortgage for £500 by Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair for some
slaves, which was subsequently assigned to Peter and then to Francis Smith.
Priscilla, his wife, mentions Dodson’s Pen in St Catherine, in her will of
which there is no mention on the maps or deeds.

John Sinclair’s main holdings

Thes were decribed in the 1736 deed, repeated in a later
deed of 1740:
the first parcel containing 650 acres where John Sinclair dwells, bounding:
Southerly and part South Easterly on Edward Paxtten (Paatten? – Pratt(er)) and
John Anderson
Southerly on the said Joshua Tennant
Westerly on unsurveyed land and
North on William Thomas?? and John Booth
It appears that this was probably on the north side of sixteen mile gully. John
Booth appears on estate map Manchester 255 sharing with William Turner.

this patent was probably on the western boundary of the first parcel:
the second parcel of Land 300 acres patented[100]
in 1732 to John Sinclair bounding:
Easterly on the said John Sinclair
Southerly on John Clark
Westerly on William Cockburn and
part Northerly on land purchased by said John Sinclair of Kyrle Bowerman of the
parish of St Catherine Esqr

the third parcel of land lately purchased by John Sinclair from Henry (surname blank,
but Lewis from later documents) of St Elizabeth planter and containing 500
acres adjoining to the land of John Sinclair together with four Coppers one
large Still and Sett of Miln (Mill??) work on the premises shortly to be
erected and affixt?
This was probably Henry Lewis: Manchester 255 estate plan has Henry Lewis,
1718, with 500 acres.

The fourth parcel of land lately purchased by John Sinclair from Philemon Dixon,
partly in the parish of Clarendon and adjoining to the land of the said Henry
Lewis containing 200 acres (deed 96/71, 1735 not available).

and the fifth parcel Containing about 200 acres (purchased by John Sinclair from
Kyrle Bowerman and adjoining the land of John Sinclair and William Turner
(& by association John Booth).

together with 22 mules, 10 Mares, 1 ass, 13 Horses, 74 head of neat Cattle all
marked J*S and the following negroes and other slaves (80 listed in original
text).

The 1739 deed land: 400 acres in Carpenters Mountains in Vere. Written 3
several runs but only 2 mentioned.
one of them butting E on the logwood fence from 16 mile Gulley Hill to the land
of William Turner decd & N on William Turner & partly on land purchased
by the said John Sinclair of Kyrle Bowerman esq and W on John Sinclair & S
on 16 mile Gully Hill.
also land purchased by John Sinclair from Samuel Neil Smith and Ann his wife
gent 75 acres known as Thomas Hayle’s and bounding all round on the land of
Sarah Cannock William William Holloway decs and the River Minho and land of
Richard Hayle decd.
The Smithfield land: 500 acres in Carpenter’s Mountains E on estate of Anderson
& Pratter dcd S on road leading to MR Powell’s, W on unsurveyed and N on
George Clark’s land.

...bought by John Sinclair from Solomon Hart E on Blue Hole and land of Pratter
and Anderson, S on Waste Rocks adjoining the Morass, W on Tennants plantations,
north on Rocky mountains adjacent the estate of said Pratter & Anderson.

Peter Sinclair, his brother & executor, was sued in the Court of Chancery
by Robert Wright[102].
A complicated set of answers to tbe Bill filed by Robert Wright seems to show
that Robert was overseer to John Sinclair, and was involved in bonds between
the Burtons and Sinclair. The result being that at Robert’s death, he claimed
to be owed momney by both John Sinclair and Benjamin & Thomas Burton. The
bill was filed against Peter Sinclair as executor of John Sinclair. Part of the
transactions was the sale of 2 horses by John Sinclair to Robert Wright and
then on to the Burtons, in settlement of a bond, but it seemed uncertain that
the Burtons accepted this in part payment of the bond.
As part of the dealing, Francis Wright, Robert’s brother seems to have paid £40
to Peter Sinclair.
Only the answer by Peter Sinclair to Robert Wright’s bill of complaint seem to
exist, so deduction of the original bill is difficult!
Benjmin & Thomas Burton were the sons of Benjamin Burton, b 1674.

In her will, she mentions, in addition to Top Hill, 2 other properties,
Dodsons Pen in St Catherine and Red Hills in St John. Neither of these appear
in John’s papers, so were probably purchased in her widowhood or possibly were
part of her Dower from her father. Both properties were left to her daughter,
Elizabeth Anderson. They also do not appear in any gazetteer of Jamaica, but
Red Hills does appear in 1817 Almanac: Le Ray de la Clartais, John, Red Hills
and Devany's, 10/9. There is no sign of Devany, but Craskell has Dehany in
central St John; this does not look like any Hayle land area. In any case, from
the slave & stock numbers, Red Hills & Devany’s looks to be quite
small.

There are two documented alternatives for Priscilla’s parents, John snr’s
son Nevil or John junior.
Her daughter, Elizabeth (Sinclair) Anderson was married in 1744, so
Elizabeth must have been born by say 1726 (and after 1722), so that Priscilla
was probably born by 1710.
John jnr’s daughter Priscilla was alive in 1714, the date of John senior’s
and her mother’s will. She was, however, not mentioned in her faher’s will of
1712/3: perhaps she was born after the drafting of his will. If so, she would
have been too young to fit Elizabeth’s marriage & deduced birth date.
Priscilla, daughter of Nevil, is recorded as being born 1707, a date which
fits well with her daughter’s marriage, and also of John Hayle Sinclair’s birth
which must have been about 1730 or earlier. There is a John Nevil Sinclair
baptised in December 1731 (but with no birth date shown), daughter of John
& Priscilla. This points the probability of John Sinclair’s wife being the
daughter of Nevil. It is a moot point whether the recorded baptism of John
Nevil Sinclair is a misprint for John Hayle, of if John Nevil died early and
John Hayle was a later son. As John Hayle Sinclair had 12 children by Ruth
Burton at his death in 1764, his first born must have been born by about 1750,
making his birth no later than about 1731-2. The balance of probablility is
that John Hayle Sinclair’s mother was the daughter of Nevil Hayle.

1754: Priscilla Sinclair owned St Catherine 25, Vere 200, St John 20

Will of 1764[103]
Widow of Vere.
She cancelled a mortgage on slaves and cattle for £500 to John Anderson.
...To daughter Elizabeth Anderson wife of John, estate Dodson's pen in St
Catherine's and half of Tophill in Carpenter’s Mountains, & slaves Cynthia
& dau Mary Rose, Cornwall Corridon Richard a mulatto boy Neptune and
Hannah, Also to Elizabeth Joe and Quamina, and to purchase 2 negro men of £40,
to give to John Hayle in addition to other slaves, Molly & her 2 sons,
James, and Nassaw, Chloe & her 2 children, Ian, Betty, Nanny and Little
Tommy a Boy, with one silver cup and one silver tankard to him.
To Elizabeth Anderson piece of land called Red Hills in St Johns occupied by Mr
William Thomas.
to John Hayle Sinclair other half of Top Hill
Remainder to Elizabeth.
John Anderson sole executor,

Married John Anderson, planter,
Kingston, 3/5/1744, both of Vere (re will & PR).
Wsa John a son of John & Alice (Hayle) Anderson?? Their lands were next
door to John Sinclair’s (re case in Chancery).
B aft 1722, but probably before about 1726.
Died between Priscilla’s will in 1764 and deed 1765 (210/126)
Issue from PR:
2/1. Lewis Anderson, son of John & Elizabeth Anderson, Clarendon,
19/4/1745.

Tha Anderson name crops up in several places in the family, so a small study is
herewith included.

Lews Anderson – D 1703

in his will[106]
of 1702 wsa a planter of Clarendon with wife Ann as executor and left:
Son Jno 90 acres in mountains bounding on Milk Savanna
Son Lewis 2 parcels of mountain land bounding on John Spirity? Except 10 acres
given to son Thomas
Son Thomas house & land bounding on Widdow Hutchins, & Richard James
also 30 acres savanna land out of 40 bought of Eli Scott remaining 10 on other
side of road to Lewis.
Dau Mary Anderson
Dau Dorothy Rawlins
Dau Ann Hayles (poss wife of Richard Hayles above)
No division until Lewis of age

A John Nevile Sincklair ch Clarendon, 14/12/1731 of John & Priscilla.
On line above the ch of Samuel Nevil s of Nevil & Elizabeth Hayles (PR).
Several Hales breeding about this time.

Parents: John & Priscilla Sinclair.
John Sinclair's will of 1741 makes JHS his heir. JS names his wife as
Priscilla, who left much to JHS in her will in 1764.

In his will, he lists 12 children. If they are in age order, and it appears so
from the baptisms of the majority of them in the 1760’s; the oldest named
child, Elizabeth, no baptism record, had a daughter in 1769, making her born no
later than 1752; this ties in with roughly one a year in the later series.

Alexander Sinclair at Prospect (St Elizabeth) with 85 slaves 1811, this estate
appears in a chancery suit in 1743 with Andersons etc.

1757[iv]: Letters patent to John
Hayle Sinclair for 300 acres in Carpenters mountains, Vere, East on Samuel
Biggs, west of John Anderson; laid out at the same time as John Anderson.
1763: JHS & JJ Swaby patent 1B/11/30F81

Whilst John Hayle Sinclair was his father’s main legatee after various bequests
and his mother’s lifetime use, the estate would only pass the John Hayle’s
legitimate heirs: he did not have any. This may explain the rather sour
reference to his relatives in John Hayle Sinclair’s will!

I John Hayle Sinclair... give devise and bequeath unto Sophronia Sinclair,
Nicholas Sinclair, Susannah Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, James
Sinclair, Patrick Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, Joseph Sinclair, and Ruth
Sinclair, the children born of the body of Judith Burton (and also John
Sinclair born of the body of Sarah Bonner) all my whole estate real and
personal or mixed...
In case the surnames hereby expressed should be disputed and Exocotions? Taken
on there unto by any person or persons claiming or to claim by right of
consanguinity or otherwise any part of my said Estate or the whole thereof as I
can find none of my relations ready to do me the least kindness nor did one of
them assist me to get money or wealth/ my will and desire is and I do hereby to
all intents and purposes give devise and bequeath the said estate real personal
or mixed to the above mentioned identical devisees... and in case they attain
the age of 21 years without white children... it is my will that Judith Burton
shall reside in my home called Bermudas Castle in order to take care of my
children during her natural life as she pleases (as long as she doesn't marry
or cohabitat) (then all is denied her)

I appoint my dear and trusty friends Thomas Wastnoys? and Joseph James Swaby
executors and guardians
Inventory valued at £J2033, of which £1735 was 37 slaves, £220 in livestock and
the remainder as household goods.

1750: 160/9 (28) ent 30/3/1750
Thomas Durrant planter of St E and JHS planter of St E
Thomas Durrant sells to John Hayle Sinclair for 10/- 300 acres of land called
Manatee Valley commonly called the Ovens. (this is shown in 1683 & 1717 on
the north side of the Ste Cruz Mountains).

John Hayle Sinclair was an executor of Thomas’s will of 1764 and he also showed
Thomas’s property on inventory.

JH Sinclair – Burton – 1765 – was this part of Thomas’s estate?
210/126 April 1765.
Indenture (selling part plot of land) between JHS and Judith, Thomas &
Francis Burton and Sophronia Sinclair all of St E. £8 from Judith, £150 from
Thomas, £48 from Francis, £50 from Sophronia Sinclair, 2 slaves to Judith
Burton, 2 to Thomas Burton & 10 acres in Alligator Pond Savannah, being
part of 350 acres conveyed to Thomas Durrant in and about the place the place
he dwelleth on. To Francis B one slave, to Sophronia Sinclair one slave.

A deed (210/126) of 1765 involved JHS and Thomas’s children.
Thomas (Francis, Benjamin) mentions in his will of 1764 sons Thomas Christopher
& John Francis and daughter Judith, inter alia. One of his executors was
John Hayle Sinclair. The deed between JHS & Judith, Thomas & Francis
Burton & Sophronia Sinclair might refer to the 3 issue of Thomas Burton and
to Judith’s daughter Sophronia; the deed in 1765 would tie in with sorting out
Thomas’ estate.

A Robert Sinclair was an attorney at law 1790 Jamaica.

A John Hayle Shickle appears in the Deeds and Crop Records in the 1780-90’s.
Who????

20/3/11:
While trying various searches in Google, in this case for Sinclair Jamaica,
your post on genforum came up dated about a year ago.

I am descended from John Hayle Sinclair via one of his many
daughters. I wondered where you got the possibility of his being a son of Earl
Sinclair and the Westmoreland connection?

My evidence so far is that my JHS was in Clarendon & St
Elizabeth. I have copied of the salient points of his will, and that of a John
Sinclair who died in about 1740, and mentions his son, John Hayle Sinclair, as
does John snr's wife Priscilla. John snr seems to have been an immigrant, and
could well have been a son of the Earl.

There was also a Captain William Sinclair in Jamaica about
the same time, and I believe he was from the Clan Chief family.

Hello my maiden name is Sinclair and my grandfather came from a family of 12
from Westmoreland. Last year I went to Scotland to see if I could trace our
lineage and it was surprising to see my family deep connections. I found some
gravestones in Roslyne Scotland that made some references to Westmoreland/
Jamaica. Could u give me some more info. I also pulled some file from numerous
archives ...at this point trying to piece together our history.
Hope to hear back

As she was not married to JHS (white) and the wording of his
will, nearly white as JHS refers to his children’s ability to produce white
issue (by definition less than an eighth black). At Ann & Rebecca Wright’s
births their mother, Judith’s daughter, Ruth was referred to as a free mestize
(octoroon): as JHS was probably white, Judith must have been a quadroon.
There is no real doubt that she was a product of the family of Francis Burton,
but via which of his sons is open to question.

The most likely father was Benjamin Burton (Francis, Benjamin) who had issue
with Dorothy Rochester (mulatto), who were baptised 1734, one of whom was Ann
Judy Tervier Burton (who would thus have been a quadroon). The use of Judy in
her baptism was probably Judith, but known as Judy. As a quadroon of the right
sort of age, she is the most likely candidate for the partner of John Hayle
Sinclair. The fact that her father was acknowledged gives her some status.
There is no direct indication of her birth date, but that all three of the
children were baptised together in 1734 indicates that their ages varied,
typically in these cases, from 1-5 years. JHS was involved with this family as
he was an executor of Benjamin’s brother, Thomas in 1764, Benjamin having died
intestate about 1760.

Another Judith Burton of the time was a daughter of Thomas (son of Benjamin,
son of Francis) & his wife Mary Burton,; it had been thought that this
Judith was of a later generation than the partner of John Hayle Sinclair, but
Barbados records show that Benjamin was baptised in Barbados in 1674. Thomas
would have been born about 1700, about right for daughter Judith to be born
about 1730. She is mentioned in her father’s will of 1764. However, as
suggested above, Judith (or JHS) must have been mulatto to have produced Ruth
Sinclair as a Mestize (1/8th black), but Thomas & Mary Burton
were almost certainly white.

Others:
1: Judith dau of Sarah Witter (see under Nicholas for explanation)
ch 5/9/1755, but no surname given in the PR entry. Suggested by one source, but
looks unlikely.

Issue of Judith Burton, ch St E, no father in the PR, but all in JHS’s will
except Priscilla, so there is no real doubt that they were his children.

1/1. Elizabeth Sophronia Sinclair, will entered 20/6/1806 of St

Elizabeth, dated 10/9/1786, John
Swaby and Judith Burton executors.
In JHS’s will and deed 210/126 of 1765.
Information from other sources was that she had issue with John Rotton, but the
PR shows Edward (1/2014).

An Edward Rotton was ch 9/4/1734, Duffield, Derbyshire, son of John Rotton (LDS
IGI). This is the only Edward Rotton of the period.
Robert Joseph Rotton, ch 4/3/1730, Duffield, Derbyshire, son of John[v].
Other Rotton researchers think that this a likely candidate: John mentions
Edward in his will, but he appears to have been a less favoured son.
It is thus quite probable (better than evens?) that this Edward was dispatched
off to Jamaica to make his own way.

There is nothing more immediately obvious in the Jamaican records of these
individuals (1/2014).

Issue of Edward Rotten (John R died at sea 1795) & Elizabeth Sinclair:
There is no obvious trace of these 2 after ESS’s will date of 1786 (although
proved unchanged in 1806).
2/1. Arabella Rotten, b. 10/8/1769, bap 25 April 1772.[110]

Emails from Samantha Hoy[vi]
7/05.
She descended from Ambrose and Bridget (nee Smalbroke) Rotton, who are her 10 x
great grandparents. They were also John Rotton's 4 x great grandparents and she
is researching all the Rottons from the family who originated in Kings Norton,
Worcestershire in the 13th Century. Ambrose and Bridget built Stratford House
in Birmingham in 1601 and it still stands today, a lovely old half-timbered
house.

...Reverting to the succession to the estate of Dunbeath, it appears that on
the death of William Sinclair, his fourth son, James, got from his mother a
renunciation of her liferent of Dunbeath, at that time worth 200 per annum, and
then he ejected her from possession, a step which led to a complaint at her
instance to the Privy Council, Next he bought up the family provisions and the
debts due by his brother; and finally, in 1720, he adjudged Dunbeath for 48,000
Scots, and was infeft in 1722. In the same year his mother's liferent ceased by
her death, and he entered on possession of Dunbeath. In 1704 he was created a
baronet,[114]
and he died in the Abbey in 1742. and

Sir James Sinclair appears to have been a man of a violent and somewhat
unscrupulous character. In 1734, as Baron of Dunbeath, he held a Criminal Court
and adjudged one William Sinclair to death for the crime of theft. But the proceedings
were quashed, and Sinclair having raised an action against Sir James, obtained
large damages. In 1739 one George Sutherland raised an action for wrongous
imprisonment against Sir James, in which the latter was subjected to a fine and
damages, and declared incapable of public trust in time coming. Sir James was
twice married first, to Isabel, daughter of Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton,
Provost of Edinburgh, by whom he had four sons and a daughter:

1. William, afterwards Sir William.
2. Alexander, to whom his brother, Benjamin, was served heir.
3. Benjamin, afterwards Sir Benjamin.
4. Archibald, who died in Jamaica, unmarried.
1. Margaret, who married William Sinclair of Achingale and Newton.
Sir James married, secondly, and shortly before his death, Isabel, daughter of
John Lumsden, shipmaster in Aberdeen, by whom he had a daughter

Our direct Burton ancestor was Judith Burton, common law wife of John Hayle
Sinclair. It is not clear who she was, but she was very probably a grand
daughter of Francis (died 1690) & Judith (died 1712) Burton. A fuller
explanation is under Judith Burton’s entry later in this paper.
Francis & Judith Burton appear to have come from Barbados – 3 of the
children mentioned in their wills were baptised in Barbados, where Francis was
a Captain in the militia and a landowner. There were a number of Burtons in
Barbados in the latter part of the 17thC, but it is not clear if or how they
were related.
Francis was probably born before 1642, from the times he appears in the
Barbados records. A William Burton is listed in Barbados in 1638 as one of a
list of holders of more than 10 acres.
The most likely scenario is that Francis was English born, and came out,
perhaps with a brother, John sometime in the 1650’s. It is just possible that a
John Burton, who died in Barbados in 1669 was related to Francis, as speculated
in a later paragraph on “John Burton snr & Ann”. Francis in his will makes
reference to Thomas Ellicott of Barbados, who may have been related to John
& Ann Burton of Barbados: Ellicotts appear as landowners in the early
Barbados Maps.
Our Jamaican Burton family start with Francis Burton who was granted 874
acres in St John’s on the Town River (Rio Cobre) in 1682. Over the next few
years Francis Burton acquired several more plots of land totalling about 1600
acres. One of these was a large sugar estate in St Thomas in the Vale called
Stoneland, acquired by a series of mortgage transactions. In his will of 1690 Francis
left his estate between his three sons, Nicholas, Benjamin and John (who died
intestate soon after Judith), with bequests to his wife Judith and daughter. In
later life, as a widow, Judith bought land in Spanish Town, presumably a town
house for her old age.
There are deeds relating to a Richard Burton, bricklayer in Kingston 1694.
Judith’s will of 1712 also made bequests to her children and grand-children.
Subsequent wills of the family give a good description of the family.

A Peter Burton or Burten left a will in 1669. A Peter Burton was also listed
as owning 18 acres in St Andrew in 1670 (St Catherine in Sketch Pedigrees of
Jamaica 1670); this does not tie in with the area mentioned in the will of 1669
– this refers to the 120 acres in the 1669 grant. Neither of these were
probably connected with our family.

The earliest are John (b abt 1618) & George (b abt 1612), both being
transported to Barbados (on different ships in 1635), having taken Oaths of
Allegiance & supremacy.

There is some discussion on Ancestry forums that our Francis might have been
one of 3 brothers in Longfield, Virginia who dealt in tobacco & his wife
was Judith Allen. This seems unlikely, although there are Arundell’s appearing
in Virginia in Hotton’s Lists.

A John Burton came as an indentured servant from Bristol to Barbados from Fisherton
Anger (Salisbury) Indenture dated August 9 1659 to James Bennet of New Sarum,
Wilts, merchant.

The most likely scenario is that Francis was UK born, and came out, perhaps
with a brother, John sometime in the 1650’s.

A Francis Burton in Barbados 1660-1680.

Judith Burton who married Thomas Ellacott in 6/3/1678-9 was probably Judith
Griffin, the widow of John Burton married 1672, maybe a brother of our Francis
(ref FB’s final legatee).
This John Burton does not fit well with the 2 distinct John Burtons shown
below; it is just possible that he was John jnr, son of John & Ann Burton, but
wife Judith married Thomas Ellicott an indecently(!) short time after John’s
burial. If that were the case, John Burton snr (will of 1669) might have been
Francis’s brother, and John who married Judith, Francis’s nephew. All very
speculative.

The juxtaposition of John snr & John Jnr being buried 3 days apart in the
same parish make it likely that they were father and son. The John in the
Burton/Arudell connection was of St Michael’s Parish.

Thus this John-John line was not the one who married into the Arundell line.

Issue of John Burton snr & Ann:
All sons b aft 1650 (eldest john <21 in 1669).
1/1. John Burton jnr. – too young to be the one married to Frances A.
1/2. Richard Burton, 29/5/1659, son of John & Ann, Bap Christs Church
1/3. Ann Burton, 25/7/1665, dau of John & Ann, Bap Christs Church
1/4. Thomas Burton
1/5. Elizabeth Burton.

John Burton,
married to Frances Arundell with 3 sons by 1668 must have been born well before
1650.
Arundell appear in 1675 map of Barbados, on the coast, east of Burton’s estate
to the north to St Michaels (Bridgtown).

This John Burton cannot be the son of John & Ann Burton above.

A John Burton married to Frances Arundell, daughter of Robert & Frances
Arundell (from RA’s Barbados will of 1668, no church record found; Capt Robert
Arundell Bur St James, 14/10/1678).

Issue of John & Frances Burton, St Michaels, Barbados, (from RA will).
1/1. John Burton (jnr in RA will of 1668) – probably the John Burton died about
1720 in Jamaica.
1/2. Maudlin Burton

A possible line from this John, because of the son name Arundell, who was seen
to have moved between Jamaica & Barbados:
This family appears to have moved between Jamaica and Barbados: both parents
died in Port Royal, but son Arundel was married later in Barbados.

John & Mary Burton,
who died in Jamaica in 1720 & 1728, must have been born about 1665-80.

As he had a son named Arundell, John must have been a son of Frances (Arundell)
Burton, and was probably the John jnr in Robert Arundell’s will dated 1668.

1714 Deed[121]:
sells 4 slaves to John Lawrence, planter of Westmoreland. Maybe John & Mary
traded in a small way in slaves?

From his will of 1720, John was a carpenter of Port Royal, and listed his
children, most of whom were in Mary’s will.
Married Mary (will[122]
of 1725/8 Widow of Port Royal)

2/1. John Burton, eldest son.

Was this him? 23/6/1670 Jno son
of Mr John Burton St Michaels Barbados (Sanders P13)
£5 left by mother Mary Burton in 1728.
Merchant of Port Royal (1724), of Kingston in 1732
Married Dorothy Foude
1724 Deed[123]:
buys slave for wife Dorothy
1732 Deed[124]:
as eldest son & heir of Mary Burton, leases in Port Royal inherited from
mother Mary to Ignatius Duany
A possibility:
John Burton, merchant of Port Royal
7/2/1733-4 3/96 Admon.
John Burton died intestate
Admon to John Barton trustee for children: John, Samuel, William & Mary
Burton, all under 21.

2/1. Mary Burton – b say 1710ish

Mary Burton & Mr James
Dewsbury married the same day as brother Arundel in Barbados, 18/7/1731. No
further trace of the Dewsbury’s.

Who was this? Probably of the family of John & Mary
Burton from Barbados:
Ch of Thomas Burton & Elizabeth Neif, bap July 1770 (St E V1 p31)
Benjamin Burton, nine years
William Burton, seven years
Grace Burton, five years
Anthony Burton, three years
Joseph Burton, 9 months old.

A Robert Burton’s will of 1675 seems to have had no family,
but owned slaves formerly belonging to Francis Smith.
A Robert Burton given freedom by Francis Smith’s will of 1671
A Robert Burton witness to wills in 1652 & 1663

The connection with Ellacott in Jamaica is via a Mrs Judith Burton who married
Thomas Ellacott in 1679; she was very probably the widow of John Burton, who
married Judith Griffin in 1672 in Christ Church, Barbados. Lt Thomas Ellacott
was a deponent in a Barbados will of 1680[126].
Thomas Ellacott, husband of Judith, died abt 1692.
Francis Burton makes Thomas Ellicott of Barbados an heir “of last resort”
failing all others. It is probable that Francis Burton was closely related to
this John. No will or other evidence of a suitable John Burton has appeared
(8/2013).
In 1674, Ellacot appear a few miles North of St Michaels (Bridgetown) Barbados
with a cattle mill, and still there in 1722
Also E & N of St James

Referred to as cousin to Thomas
Lukumbe in the latter’s will of 1681
Vines had land in St Michaels 1685-6
Tickets granted ... for the departure off this Island ... (Hotton):
Vines Ellicott in the ship supply for Boston John Mellowes Commander –
security. 24/5/1679.

Francis Burton was probably born before 1642 as he witnessed a will in 1660
in Barbados, and his first recorded son was born in 1668. The most likely
scenario is that Francis was UK born, and came out, perhaps with a brother,
John sometime in the 1650’s.

There were several other Burtons in & from Barbados. One of whom was a
carpenter in Port Royal.

Whilst the origins and birth date of Francis Burton are not known, he must
have come to Jamaica from Barbados as he referred in his will to property in
Jamaica and elsewhere, and a final legatee was Thomas Ellicot of Barbados (see
notes below). He, his wife Judith, sons John, Benjamin & Nicholas, dau Ann
(ref will of Ann Aldworth[132])
and another son Francis appear in the Barbadian records. The earliest mention
of Francis Burton in Barbados was as a witness to a will in 1660[133]. He was described as a
Lieut. at his son’s baptism in St Michaels in 1668, by 1679, Captain Francis
Burton was in the Militia and a resident of St James[134]. In 1680 Francis Burton
had 130 acres and 60 negroes in St Michaels and Capt Francis Burton 15 acres in
St James[135].
It is assumed that these are both the same person. In all cases bar one, he is
referred to as Francis Burton in Jamaica, the exception being in a deed of 1714
(51/190).
Some US sources have had discussions that he was one of 3 brothers, 2 of
whom settled in Virginia, but that does not look very likely.
The last mention of Francis Burton in Barbados was in 1680[136], where he and his
daughter Ann are mentioned, and he first appears in Jamaican records in 1682,
when he bought 150 acres in St Thomas in the Vale[137], close to where he was
granted 779 acres very soon after.

Francis Burton in the Barbados:

1660 July 10: Francis Burton witnessed a will in Barbados (Sanders/Ancestry).

There is also a mention of a Cornet Francis Burton as Cornet as a member of a
troop of horse of the Leeward Islands 1 July 1680, Nevis Calendar of State
Papers.
A Lieutenant Francis Burton had 300 acres in Antigua in 1683[140].

Francis Burton in Jamaica:
He may have made land in St Thomas his principle residence (re deed in 1700
where he is described as of St Thomas, probably Stoneland Plantation,
presumably a sugar estate. This is shown on the 1684 Bochart & Knollis Map.

1683[141]:
Bought 150a of land from Geoffrey Reaves in St Thomas in the Vale, formerly St
John. The land was part of a patent[142]
to Robert Hippsley late of St Catherine, for 590 acres in St Thomas in the
Vale, N on the Black/Blue Mtn, E&S on Maj George Reid, W on the King's
land. Robert Hippsley 10/6/1682 sells to Jeffrey Reaves late of St Thomas in
the Vale 150 acres of 590 acres, the 150 acres being sold immediately to
Francis Burton. Plats for Hippesley, Francis Burton and George Reid appear to
connect well, with Francis Burton’s 95 acres between them.

Went to Benjamin & Nicholas (John Died early). Nicholas Burton’s ½ to his son
Francis, who sells it to Richard Treherne.
Benjamin’s half sold by his son, Benjamin to Robert Tredaway in 1718[143].

1682: Granted Land[144],
December 18, 1682:
Francis Burton, 2 platts (Copy held):
874 acres of which 779 acres in St John’s and 95 in that part of St Thomas in
the Vale which was formerly St John’s (St Thomas was carved out of St John
precinct between 1670 & 1675). Part of an Order for 2000 acres. On the Town
River (River Cobre). Plat only shows 2 plots, 344 acres and 95 acres. The patent[145] gives text description of
all the plots, but no plat. From that, it is clear that the remaining 435 acres
are to the west as indicated on Edward Hilliard’s plat; it was probably a
rectangular plot similar to the others there.

The 344 acres borders north on the “alias the Town River” (Rio Cobre), South
& east on Rocks & West on Edward Hilliard (his plat fits to this one
and describes the “Rio Cobre alias the Town River”)). Hilliard & Burton
(344) show the Rio Cobre, although its alignment is not particularly good.
Hilliard borders to the Francis Burton to the West along the south bank of the
river. This is were the remaining 435 acres lay.

Neighbour Edward Hilliard plat held and joins well. Fra Burton on the other
side Edward Hilliard. Some doubt exists about the orientation; the Burton plat
has no north, and that on the Hilliard plat shows the river flowing west-east:
not much of the river lies this way. Inferred from a later deed, Francis Burton
bought the 150 acres from Robert Hippsley.

From the description in the patents, this land was definitely in St John and
must therefore have been on the south bank of what is shown as the Black River,
which is the northern St John boundary, by Robertson 1804, and what Craskel,
1763, shows as a westward, un-named tributary of the Rio Cobre just north of
the St John boundary. Bochart & Knollis 1684 show Burton’s sugar estate in
this general area, although a little further north, but not on a river.
The 1747 Bowen map shows “Bourden” on a westward tributary of the Rio Cobre.
This may be the place; the rivers and parish boundaries north of Bog Walk are
very inconsistent between the various 18thC maps: the 1804 map is probably the
most reliable.

The modern 1:50,000 map shows the upper reaches of the Rio Cobre as the Black
River, roughly from Linstead upstream. Just north of Linstead, it turns West:
there is a fairly distinctive bend in the river which could fit that shown on
the 1682 plats.

The Burton/Hippsely patents would fit in roughtly the left hand 2 mile square on
the south side of the river. (!:50,000 1958 edition).

The 95 acres borders George Read & Robert Hipesly. Patents for Read and
Hippesley can be arranged such that the 95 acre Burton plat fits between them:
they show a boundary to the north of Hippesley on Mount Diabolo, and west on
Bleu Mountain: Read also bounds west on Blue Mountain. Liddel 1888 shows both
these mountains in their correct position to the North & north west of
Ewarton. This area could have been on the low ground to the west of Ewarton, stretching
down to the upper reaches of the Black River (Rio Cobre), Read bounding south
on “the river”. This puts the 95 acre plot a mile or 2 to the north west of the
bigger areas south of the river.

Craskel of 1763 shows Old Burton & New Burton cattle sugar mills on either
side of the Rio Magno Gully. This might be part of the 95 acres, but could also
be one of the later purchases: perhaps Stoneland plantation.
An estate plan of 1785 shows Burton’s Great House, Burton’s Works & “New
Works”, a plan of 1811 ahows similar. The 1785 plan of the river agrees very
closely with Google maps, almost within the limits of river bed changes over
200 years. The junction of the Rio Magno and the Black River/Rio Cobre at the
SW corner of the extracts shown below is on the NW edge of Linstead.

Craskell 1763 Estate Plan St Catherine 1043 1785

The Hilliard land on the Estate Plan is described as in the Maggotty Savanna,
on the north side of the Rio Magno.
Most of the areas shown on this plan are mid to late 1660’s surveys, and are in
St John. The 1682 grant

Unkn Date: implied from a later deed[146],
he bought 50 acres in Maggotty Savannah probably up river from St Jago towards
Moneague. This land was sold by Judith, Benjamin & Nicholas in 1701.

1684: From a deed[147]
between Nicholas Burton & Francis Treherne, Francis Burton bought 172 acres
in St Catherine. ½ of this land went to son Nicholas, who gave it to Francis
Treherne in 1707.
Ann Ash plat of 1675[148]:
Near the Kepe? Savanna, Woodland; SE Mrs Anne Pitts; NE Tho Andrews; NW Edward
Boult; SW Waste Land

1685 Deed[149]:
400 acres were patented[150]
in 1674 by Humphrey Knollis in St Catherine south of St Jago town (NE on small
mountain, at lower end of St Jago Savanah, S on Gt mountain & John Eubanks,
SW on William Butler & WN on unpossessed land). In 1680 he sold it to
Harbottle Wingfield. Harbottle Wingfield of Port Royal sold it by deed in 1685
to Francis Burton of St Jago for £170.

1686 Deed[151]:
Sells 200 acres of land, recently bought, to George Needham & John Archer,
for a profit!

Several deeds give the history of Stoneland Plantation in St Thomas (in the
Vale):
1688 Deed[152]:
of St Jago, gives mortgage on 1065 acres to Capt Robert Hewitt, who goes into
arrears: FB sells property on to Roger Elletson.

Francis repossessed this as Hewitt was in arrears and resold it to Roger
Elletson for £3000, for reasons not immediately apparent, the property was sold
to Thomas Ballard Junr and then back to Francis in a Deed[153] 9/1689.

Stoneland was what became “Burtons” & Burton’s New Works to the East of
Linstead.

Francis’s Will[154]:
of St Catherine’s Dated 11/8/1690 Proved 11/2/1690-1
To wife Judith 1/3 of estate in lieu of her dower for her natural life. After
her decease to my three sons Nicholas John and Benjamin.
To wife one negro woman and her 2 children, one horse and decent furniture for
one chamber
To dau Ann £100 when 16, £50 for maintenance and education to 16 years and one
negro woman
Wife to have the privilege of one negro for her and Ann
Remainder to sons Nicholas, John & Benjamin.
If sons die without issue, estate to go to Ann. If Ann dies without issue, goes
to Thomas Ellicot son of Thomas Ellicot, in Barbados.

Her origins and maiden name are unknown, but she and Francis were married before
they left Barbados.
After Francis’s death, she lived in St Jago; from a later deed, her
son-in-law, Richard Treherne took over the houwse, presumably with his wife,
Ann. He bought an adjacent property in 1731

Richard Treherne from Thomas Meacham – 1731

87/95 dated 8/2/1731, ent 9/2/1731-2

Thomas Meacham planter of St C, Richard Treherne same

Thomas Meacham & wife Grace for J£10 from Richard
Treherne land in St Jago butting E on land of the late Judtih Burton now in
possession of Richard Treherne etc.

Specifically left her books to her son Benjamin, indicating
she was literate and had some education.

Grandson John (ch 1701), son of Benjamin, refers to a legacy from his late
grandfather Elisha Clark of Vere. As John’s other grandfather was very probably
Maskall, the reference could have been to John’s Great Grandfather: if so, this
makes Judith a Clark. An Elisha Clark was ch Vere 19/8/1716 of George &
Joan.
Jane & Elisha Clark were landowners about the turn of the 18thC from a
grant[155]
in 1665 for 240 acres in Clarendon (in what became Vere). The Booths had land
around this plot.

Deed[156]
1694:
Thomas Rowland sells Judith Burton, widow of St Catherine 90’x44’ of land for
£5 (probably in St Jago de la Vega, although not specified)

1707 Deed[157]:
buys town land, assumed to be in St Jago – as her retirement home; probably the
house & land where she now lives in mentioned in her will, lefdt to her
grand daughter, Sarah Treherne.

From a deed in 1731, it appears that her son-in-law, Richard Treherne resided
there, and at that time bought an adjoing lot.

Her will makes a number of bequests:
14/24 Dated 20 August 1712 Proved 27 march 1713
A Widow of St Catherine, weak.
Bur St Catherine 13 March 1713, widow.

First to my son Benjamin Burton one negro boy by the name of Jack also one
small feather bed and bolster and two pillows
I give to my daughter Ann Trehern one negro woman by the name of Moll also a
negro boy by name Dick
I give to my grand son John Burton the son of my son Benjamin Burton one negro
man by the name of Tom
I give to my grand son Francis Trehern the son of my daughter Ann Trehern one
mulata man named Sambo but if should dye before the age of 21 then I give to
his mother Ann Trehern
I give to Mary Burton the daughter of my son Nicholas Burton one negro woman by
name Maddam and her daughter by name Hannah also my bed and furnishings but if
she should die before the age of eighteen years or day of marriage then the
negroes to go to my son Benjamin Burton, the bed furniture to my daughter Ann
Trehern
I give to Ellbaton Burton the daughter of my son Benjamin Burton one negro girl
by name of Black Sarah but if she should dye before the age of eighteen or day of
marriage then to go to her brother Thomas Burton
I give to Sarah Hunt the daughter of my daughter Ann Trehern six slaves by name
Jobo and her three children by name Jesse Castor and Page also Mary her son a
mulata by the name of Tom but if she dye before the age of twenty one or
marriage then to be to go to her mother with her three children aforenamed with
all their increase and as to Naney her son and all her increase beside to go to
my son Benjamin and his heirs
I give to Sarah Hunt the daughter of my daughter Ann Trehern my house and land
that I doe now live in but if the said Sarah Hunt should dye before the age of
twenty or day of marriage then to go to Mary Burton her heirs but neither of
her brothers neither Francis nor John Burton but to go to Ellbaton Burton.
I give to Sarah Hunt the daughter of my daughter Ann Trehern one English down
bed and bolster two pillows of the same down, curtains, and vallins?? Of
Garlickow Dimmite counterpain fringeround about now in the hands of her mother.
I give her two pair of Garlick sheets two pairs of pillows on dozen of fine
Osbrig napkins work with Blew thread and mark with the same thread with three
letters EBI one diaper table cloth five towels but if she should die before the
age of one and twenty years or day of marriage then to go to her mother Ann
Trehern
I give to Francis Burton and his brother John the sons of my son Nicholas
Burton to each of them a shill apiece for their disobedience to me
I give to Benn Burton and his brother Thomas six silver spunes between them
marked with IB also two silver forks marked IB also two sliver forks marked IB
I give old Bess to Sarah Hunt and Mary Burton
I give my books to my son Benjamin Burton
As to the small quantity or goods and linen that doth belong to my house I do
give it to my daughter Ann Trehern
As to my wearing clothes I give them to Sarah Hunt & Mary Burton my grand
children
And as to my funeral charges it is my desire that I may be laid in my grave
with as little charges as may be,

The name Trehern is spelt various ways in the original text, a file copy of the
original.

Son Benjamin Burton, Richard & Ann Treherne, were directed to look after
the estate, but were not formally decribed as executors, so Administration
deeds[158],
appointed them, and then Benjamin renounced his executorship.

...widow late of the Town of St Jago de la Vega (modern day
Spanish Town) .. Shown by Richard Treherne, Cooper her administrator - at the
end he is only named as Richard Treherne (no Cooper – which was his trade).
Left 14 slaves and a good list of household goods, a few chickens and a gold ring
– presumably her wedding ring, total £592-14-6d.

1700 Deed[161]:
sells 6 slaves to John Dove. He is referred to as son of Francis Burton late of
St Thomas, planter.

1701 Deed[162]:
Between Nicholas Burton of Jamaica planter and Benjamin Burton of St Jago &
Elbeata his wife and Judith Burton relict of Francis Burton Gent. &
Nicholas Philpot of St Thomas in the Vale, planter
Francis Burton in his lifetime land in Maggotty Savannah in St Jago now in
Clarendon, 50 acres South on Maj George Reid, West on Robert Nelson & Camp?
Gully. Sold for £40 11/11/1701.
Magotty Savanna Up river from St Jago towards Moneague on one old map (Bowen
1747).
Capt George Reid Plat 1B-11-2-23F132 27/11/1673, 149 acres north side of Town
River (Rio Cobre).

Left by grandmother Judith one
negro woman by name Maddam and her daughter by name Hannah also my bed and
furnishings. If she dies before 18 or marriage, then negores to uncle Benjamin,
and furnishings to aunt Anna.
Also shared Judith’s wearing clothes with cousin Sarah Hunt.

2/3. John Burton (left a
shilling, disobedient in Judith’s will!).
2/4. William Burton

Sanders: b 6/12/1672, ch St
Michael’s, Barbados, 5/3/1673-4, son of Capt Francis Burton. Baptised with his
brother, Benjamin.
Mentioned in father’s will but not in Judith’s, so probably died without issue
bef 1714, and his interest in 150 acres devolved to Benjamin & Nicholas.
This is confirmed by a deed of 1716[166]

B aft 1674.
appeared unmarried in Francis’s will of 1690 and under 16, but Ann Treherne in
Judith’s will of 1712, but Sarah Hunt as her daughter.

Legacies from her mother, Judith:
A negro woman named Moll and remaining goods and linen from Judith’s house.

Sanders: Mentioned as dau of Francis Burton in a Barbados will 12/12/1680.

Married 1st:
William Hunt jnr (from PR for Sarah who is in Judith’s will).
Married St C 2/10/1695 Anne Bur... – must be the one.
William Hunt father & son goldsmiths in St Jago.
Bur William Hunt jnr St C 9/9/1697 (PR 185), this will be the William Hunt jnr
mentioned in a later deed of 1741-2 whose will was dated 30/8/1697.
William Hunt also buried St C 15/9/1697 – it is assumed that this is William
Hunt snr mentioned in the 1741-2 deed[167]

Benjamin Burton to Samuel Gabay – 1741
112/138 dated 213/2/1741-2 ent 26/2/1741-2
Benjamin Burton jnr planter of Vere & Samuel Gabay of St C
Whereas William Hunt snr goldsmith of St C dcd owned 28 ft of land facing negro
market in St Jago. William Hunt snr deed 6/4/1692 pass to his son William Hunt
jnr goldsmith. William Hunt jnr by will 30/8/1697 leave land to Benjamin Burton
snr his brother in law, Benjamin Burton snr died intestate so Benjamin Burton
jnr inherits.
Benjamin Burton jnr sells for £30
wit Francis Treherne
William Hunt jnr married to Ann Burton, dau of Francis Burton and sister of
Benjamin Burton. The deed seems to be incorrect in that Benjamin Burton snr
left a will in 1720.

Will of William Hunt in 1701/3[168]
is not ours:
Sons John, Richard, g/s William (s of Richard), dau Mary Cousins, wf of
Charles. Wife Sarah.

2/1. Sarah Hunt.

As Sarah Hunt in Judith’s will,
and unmarried and under 20 in 1712.
Sarah Hunt, bap 16/5/1697 St C of William & Ann.
Married Thomas Biggs, Merchant, 8/11/1717, St Catherine[169]
Margaret Hayle, dau of John snr, also married a Thomas Biggs, probably rather
earlier, say about 1710.

Left by grand mother Judith:
six slaves by name Jobo and her three children by name Jesse Castor and Page
also Mary her son a mulata by the name of Tom
My house and land that I doe now live in (Judith bought 2 plots of land in, it
is assumed Spanish Town, one in 1694, the other in 1707).
one English down bed and bolster two pillows of the same down, curtains, and
vallins?? Of Garlickow Dimmite counterpain fringeround about now in the hands
of her mother. I give her two pair of Garlick sheets two pairs of pillows on
dozen of fine Osbrig napkins work with Blew thread and mark with the same
thread with three letters EBI one diaper table cloth five towels
Also shared Judith’s wearing clothes with Mary Burton (prob dau of Nicholas).
As Richard Treherne seemed to be in possession of this house in 1731, Sarah may
have died before then, but no burial record has been found in Kingston or St
Catherine.

Ann Burton Married 2nd
Richard Treherne, a Cooper, 15/4/1703 (St C PR) –
various spellings – Traharn in Benjamin Burton’s inventory of 1721. He probably
died 7/12/1731 or 12/11/1737 (St C PR).
A Samuel Treherne was ordered to be transported to the West Indies (Jamaica) 1664
– it is not immediately evident if they actually reached there[172].

The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776 (online transcription for “English”
one name).
20 February 1677.
The following apprenticed in Bristol: Henry Williams to Dennis Lond, 7 years Nevis
or Antigua by Exchange; William Whiteacre to William Bradly, 4 years Barbados
by Gabriel; Giles English to same, 4 years Barbados by Gabriel; William English
to same, 4 years Barbados by Gabriel; Thomas Lawrence to Richard Treherne,
7 years Jamaica by Isabella, Mr. Dennis Tayler. (BR).
It would seem possible that this was our Richard Treherne’s father as an agent
in Jamaica.

Specified by g/mother judith’s
will.
A cooper in 1707 and a joyner of St Catherine in 1714.
A planter of St Catherine in 1737.
A Francis Trahern buried St C: 27/2/1771 (an earlier burial in St C of 1744 too
soon). Looks old for the era.

Legacies from grandmother Judith:
a mulatto named Sambo, to revert to mother Ann if he dies.

Legatee of cousin John Burton, son of Benjamin, will of 1720.

1749 Deed[174]:
Francis Treherne planter of St Catherine, sells for 5/- to Thomas Burton,
planter of St Elizabeth 2 negro girl slaves named Little Whamnia and Fatherless
.. and one moiety ... of 2 negro women and 4 girl slaves (named in doc)
The other half of same to Francis’s eldest daughter Jane Treherne
another part to Susannah Bennet Treherne, the second daughter of Francis
Treherne
Ann Treherne, the third daughter of Francis Treherne
Bridget Elizabeth Treherne, the fourth and youngest daughter of Francis
Treherne.

As one of his father’s heirs, he was a landowner, but little else is know about
him.
Left by mother Judith one negro boy by the name of Jack also one small feather
bed and bolster and two pillows and her books

Married: Elbeata Massall (spelling??) St Catherine 9/6/1700

She died after Benjamin but before his inventory was entered 6 July 1721, but
was an administrator in his will of 1719.

Their granddaughter “Susannah Mascal Burton” by son Thomas indicates that
Elbeata was probably a daughter of George & Susannah Maskall who were
having children about 1680 as shown by their marriage.
This does not agree with the statement in their son John’s will of 1720 where he
refers to his grandfather as Elisha Clark of Vere, who died before 1720.
Perhaps she was married twice – a deed of John Wright in about 1722 makes
reference to Elisha Clarks and his wife Elizabeth[175].

1701 Deed[177]:
Between Nicholas Burton of Jamaica planter and Benjamin Burton of St Jago &
Elbeata his wife and Judith Burton relict of Francis Burton Gent. &
Nicholas Philpot of St Thomas in the Vale, planter
Francis Burton in his lifetime land in Maggotty Savannah in St Jago now in
Clarendon, 50 acres South on Maj George Reid, West on Robert Nelson & Camp?
Gully. Sold for £40 11/11/1701.
Magotty Savanna Up river from St Jago towards Moneague on one old map (Bowen
1747).
Capt George Reid Plat 1B-11-2-23F132 27/11/1673, 149 acres north side of Town
River (Rio Cobre).

Benjamin Burton – 1718
55A/14 dated 1/5/1718 ent 6/6/1718
Benjamin Burton & David Idana
Benjamin Burton & Wife Elbeata lets slaves to David Idana for 10/- to
retreive 20/-
This must be this Ben, his son would be too young.

Benjamin Burton & Robert Tredway – 1718
56/43 Date 5/7/1718 Ent 7/7/1718.
Ind btw Benjamin Burton of St E planter & Elbeather wife & Robert
Tredaway of St Catherine.
Patent 16/4/1683 for 874 acres in St John & St Thomas in the Vale etc.
Patent 1/5/34C2 (1682) to Robert Hippsley late of St Catherine, gent, 590 acres
in St Thomas in the Vale, N on the Black/Blue Mtn, E&S on Maj George Reid,
W on the King's land. Robert Hippsley 10/6/1682 sells to Jeffrey late of St
Thomas in the Vale 150 acres of 590 acres.
Jeffery Reaves 19/8/1683 sold to Francis Burton. Son John dies.
Benjamin Burton sells for £300 to Robert Tredaway his half

I bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth my land during her natural life and eight
negroes (viz) Quasheba, Frank, little Tom, Coffey, Tony, Maria, Margatret, Rose
with all my household goods and silver plate
Item I bequeath the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal to my
three sons:
To my son John Burton six negroes (vzt) Sampson, Gloster, Meriano Quashe Cudio
Black Cetty with fifty pounds in money when twenty one years
To my son Benjamin Burton six negroes (vzt) Joan Nadrea Floran Lazera Ceason
Esshck David with fifty pounds in money when twenty one years
To my son Thomas Burton six negroes (vzt) Jack, When, Mumbo, Quaco, Arobel with
fifty pounds when twenty one years
...shall be equally divided between the survivor or survivors
If all my sons should dye before twenty one years and without heirs ... then my
whole estate real and personal to my wife during her natural life and then
after her death to my nephew Francis Treherne
I nominate my wife my sole executor... and my dear brother Richard Treherne
overseer to this my last will (must be brother in law).

Will[182]
of 1720: of St Catherine, mariner.
This must be of this family with the Treherne reference.
.. All that bequest legacy or sum of money devised to me in and by the last
will and testament of my late grand father Elisha Clarke late of the parish of
Vere dcd and all my estate ..
to my cousin Francis Treherne son of Richard Treherne of the parish of St
Catherine Gent …

Will of Elisha Clarke not found 10/2013.

Inventories:
2 inventories were made, the second being for items not shown before. It is
assumed that they are both for our John Burton: they show tools and trade goods
which a mariner might have owned.
11/91 Date 7/9/1719
.. Of Port Royal shown by Robert Buckingham & Mary Burton
£360-12-6
12/32 Dated 17 August 1720
A second inventory … John Burton .. Which were forgot and not shown unto us ..
At the first appraisement. Total second £37-5-0

This John Burton must be correct with the relationship with Richard &
Francis Treherne, but it is difficult to see how Elisha Clark fits:

Died 1763-4.
Probably Thomas in Judith Burton’s will of 1712, who shared spoons with his
brother Ben.

A debtor with Benjamin in Robert Wright’s will of 1749 (son of Andrew); John
Sinclair is also mentioned in this will and refers to a suit in Chancery in
1749[184].

A planter with substantial holdings in St Elizabeth & Clarendon, with a
small acreage in St John (probably remaining from grandfather Francis’s holding
in that parish). St Elizabeth was probably a pen, and Clarendon sugar. It would
seem that he increased his holdings during his life, perhaps by purchase in St
Elizabeth.

Thomas and his brother Benjamin seem to have worked together as there are
several mentions of Thomas & Mary and Benjamin in deeds implicitly as
partners.
Thomas was probably very much the senior partner here, and left nearly 100
slaves and a large flock of sheep in his inventory. He owned 454 acres total:
his holding in St Elizabeth was similar to brother Benjamin.

Estate map Manch 203 shows what is probably his 1761 grant of 300 acres in the
foothills of Little Pedro mountains, NW of Aligator Pond.

Married Mary dau of John Moore, planter of St Catherine’s (deduced from
a later deed[185]).
Mary Moore, dau of John Moore, ch St C 25/7/1719.
Vere PR: Thomas Burton mar Mary Dunbar, widow, 10/8/1740 – this could be them,
but seems a bit late.

Will of John Moore, 1723[186]:
Planter of St Catherine
Estate to daus Margaret & Mary when 21 or married
If daus die to
Wife Dorothy, sister Mary Harding & her 2 daus Mary & Elizabeth
Refers to land in St John with 6 slaves.

Mary, from the deed below must have been previously married to William Dunbar.
Their daughter, Dorothy would have been named after her mother.

Deed[187]
1753-73:
256/200 Dated 22/10/1753 Ent 10/12/1773
Thomas & Mary Burton of Vere
for love and affection for
Dorothy Dunbar dau of William Dunbar dcd surveyor & sd Mary Burton
5/- to Francis Smith for Dorothy Dunbar 2 slaves
Note date year written as 1753. In spite of the long gap, these dates were
probably correct as Dorothy must have been born before 1740.
no will or burial indexed for William Dunbar.

Thomas Burton died 28/7/1713 St Cat – who??

Deeds etc:

1730 Deed[188]
Deed: Benjamin & Thomas Burton of St Elizabeth gave a negro boy to Judith
Burton spinster of St Elizabeth. If she died negro to Benjamin Burton, a minor.
If both died, negro to issue of Dorothy Rochester.
This must refer to Benjamin & his brother Thomas, both of whom were by this
time of St Elizabeth. Judith here appears to be of full age, the same
generation as Benjamin & Thomas, so who she was is open to question,
but not the partner of JH Sinclair.
Benjamin minor was probably a son of Thomas or Benjamin snr who did not survive
and left no trace. The mention of the heirs of Dorothy Rochester implies that
at least some of Benjamin snr’s issue by her were already born.

1754: Thomas Burton: St. Elizabeth 158, Clarendon 271, St. John 25, Total 454

1755 Deed: 161/201 Thomas Burton to Hannah Mendez Sa Negro

1755 Deed[195]:
Thomas Burton of Vere to Richard Ragg of St Cat, Sale of Land:
Wife Mary late Mary Moore one of the daus of John Moore of St Cat planter.
Land in St John’s 51 acres in John Moore’s will 1/5/1723 split between daus
Margaret & Mary, bounding on Wm Brice and Alger Pestell.
£50

1765 Deed[196]:
JH Sinclair – Burton – 1765 – was this part of Thomas’s estate?.
Indenture (selling part plot of land) between JHS and Judith, Thomas &
Francis Burton and Sophronia Sinclair all of St E. £8 from Judith, £150 from
Thomas, £48 from Francis, £50 from Sophronia Sinclair, 2 slaves to Judith
Burton, 2 to Thomas Burton & 10 acres in Alligator Pond Savannah, being
part of 350 acres conveyed to Thomas Durrant in and about the place the place
he dwelleth on. To Francis B one slave, to Sophronia Sinclair one slave.

Nicholas & Frances Burton to Mendez to Francis Smith – 1767
228/113 (187 new)
Ent 5/9/1768 1/11/1767
Indenture between Hannah Mendez a free negro woman, Nicholas Burton and Francis
Burton free mulatto men all of St E on one part and Francis Smith on other
part.

Thomas Anderson granted 146 acres
of land near a place called Hilberry in St E bounded North on Capt Richard
Marks Easterly on Captain Richard Stoner, west on land of Jonathan Harrison.
Thomas Anderson by deed conveyed said lands to Joseph Creamer and wife who sold
it to Zacharia Gaultier who sold it 1/5/1728 to Benjamin Burton. Benjamin
Burton died intestate so Thomas Burton his brother inherited. Thomas Burton by
deed 17/12/1760 granted to Hannah Mendez, Nicholas Burton and Francis Burton.
This indenture conveys 146 acres to Francis Smith for £81-5s
Ref Patent 16F270

Thomas (Francis, Benjamin) mentions in his will of 1764 sons Thomas Christopher
& John Francis and daughter Judith, inter alia. One of his executors was
John Hayle Sinclair. The deed between JHS & Judith, Thomas & Francis
Burton & Sophronia Sinclair might refer to the 3 issue of Thomas Burton and
to Judith’s daughter Sophronia; the deed in 1765 would tie in with sorting out
Thomas’ estate.

Thomas Burton of St Elizabeth, sound mind etc.
Item: Whereas I did manumise one negro woman Hannah (alias Hannah Mendez) and
two mulatto boys named Nicholas & Francis (alias Nicholas Burton &
Francis Burton). It is my will they be declared free.
Item I bequeath unto the said Hannah Mendez, one negros woman slave named
Arrabellas Sary one negro man slave named Quashibah sister to (Madam) one girl
named Sambo Nancy daughter of the said Madam & Maria’s son Jack during her
natural life & after her decease
Then I bequeath unto Thomas Burton son of Hannah Mendez the negro woman slave
named Quashibah
Item: it is my will after the decease of Hannah Mendez that the negro boy named
Maria’s Jack be & is bequeathed unto Joseph Burton, son of Hannah Mendez
and further it is my desire after the decease of Hannah Mendez that the negro
girl slave named Arabella’s Sary be bequeathed to Richard Burton son of Hannah
Mendez
and further it is my desire after the decease of Hannah Mendez that slave named
Sambo Nancy be abequeathed unto Edward Burton son of Hannah Mendez
Item I bequeath unto Nicholas Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro man slave
named Cudjoe
Item I bequeath unto Francis Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro man slave
named Jacob to be by him kept as his slave untill some slave of equal value be
purchased & delivered to Francis Burton in exchange & lieu of Jacob by
my son Benjamin Burton
Item I give bequeath unto John Benjamin Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro
man named Dussee alias Ceason
Item I give bequeath unto George William Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro
boy slave named Adam
Item I bequeath unto James Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro woman named
Maria
Item I bequeath unto Sampson Burton son of Hannah Mendez one negro man named
Cuffee to him and his heirs for ever
Item I bequeath unto Hannah Burton Daughter of Hannah Mendez one negro woman
slave named Margaret
Item I bequeath unto Mary Burton Daughter of Hannah Mendez one negro woman
slave named Esther
Item I bequeath unto my Daughter Elbeatha Burton one Girl slave named little
Judy
Item I bequeath unto my Daughter Judith Burton the following slaves, vizt
Aubah, Eboe, Grace, Eboe Sally, Beniba, Lucia, old Arabella & little Sally
Item I bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Burton the following slaves, vizt Betty,
Queen, Judith, Ruth & Plowden Sary.
Item I bequeath unto my Daughter Susanna Burton the following slaves, vizt
Fidelia Catalina, Mimbo, Whania, Sabella, & Jone
Item I bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Burton the following slaves, vizt Nanny,
Pica, Venis, Diane, Creole Grace & Leah
Item I bequeath unto my son Thomas Christopher Burton Cromwell, Davy Whan Ebo
Sapmson, Fortune & Cornwall
Item I bequeath unto my son John Francis Burton Mars, Frank, Manuel, Josswell,
Old Jack & Young Lot
Item I bequeath unto my son Benjamin Burton all the remainder of my estate
already devised.
Lastly I nominate my well beloved friends Francis Smith of the parish of Vere
and John Hayle Sinclair of the parish of St Elizabeth as also my dearly beloved
son Benjamin Burton executors

Married St Catherine Rachel
Jackson, he of St Elizabeth, she OTP a widow 29/3/1783 by licence.

Deed[197]
1784-5:
Thomas Christopher Burton & wife Rachell of St Catherine &
Joseph Williams of St Elizabeth
For £50J sells 150 acres of land on W side of May Day Mountains in St
Elizabeth, part of run of 200 acres pat by sd Thomas Christopher Burton in Jan
present year
S on Benjamin Burton, W on unknown, N of John Rome. Plat in deed.

From Thomas’s Will, children of Hannah Mendez, the fatherhood of most of them
is not known, but most if not all are probably Thomas’s. From the fact that
Thomas Burton deeded some of his brother’s land to Hannah Mendez and two of her
sons, Francis & Nicholas implies that they may be by his brother Benjamin,
although, even with the morals of the time, this seems unlikely.

1767 Indenture[198]:
between Hannah Mendez a free negro woman, Nicholas Burton and Francis Burton
free mulatto men all of St E on one part and Francis Smith on other part.
Thomas Anderson[199]
granted[200]
146 acres of land near a place called Hilberry in St E bounded North on Capt
Richard Marks Easterly on Captain Richard Stoner, west on land of Jonathan
Harrison. Thomas Anderson by deed conveyed said lands to Joseph Creamer and
wife who sold it to Zacharia Gaultier who sold it 1/5/1728 to Benjamin Burton
(Deed 78/23). Benjamin Burton died intestate so Thomas Burton his brother
inherited. TB by deed 17/12/1760 granted to Hannah Mendez, NB and FB.
This indenture conveys 146 acres to Francis Smith for £81-5s

A/9. Francis (in will manumission
confirmation a boy alias Francis Burton 1763)
These last 3 are here in the order of appearance in Thomas’s will, but this may
not mean that they were the youngest.
A/10. John Benjamin,
A/11. George William,
A/12. James.

Children of Sarah Witter assumed initially to be connected to the Burtons, but
probably not as father not named. Birth dates not given, but probably young as
adult baptisms usually done together:
1/1. Nicholas Gilbert (Witter) - bapt. St E 29 Dec 1751 – son of Sarah Witter.

Mary, the illegitimate dau of Charles Kinkaid and Sarah Witter, about 12 years
of age (V1/29) baptised about 4/1768. This makes it very unlikely that Johanna
Marks Burton’s mother Sarah was Sarah Witter.

There was also:
Johanna Marks Burton born abt 1756, bapt Apr 1768 aged 12 of Nicholas Burton
& Sarah (no surname) possibly of Nicholas Burton, see A8 above, but no
obvious connection with Sarah Witter.
A Sarah the property of S Burton baptised at the same time aged 30.

Children of Ruth Burton – there is no indication which Ruth this is, but see
under Benjamin Burton/Dorothy Rochester.
2/1. Joseph Swaby - born 16 Mar 1755, ch St E 22/4/1759 – no father, but likely
to be Joseph James Swaby. No further information.
2/2. John Swaby, son of Joseph James Swaby by Ruth Burton (ref JJS will), B abt
1758, bur 17/11/1825 Manchester (Jam PR) aged 67. His son, James, was probably
Francis Maitland’s executor in 1824.

Indenture between Hannah Mendez a free negro woman, Nicholas
Burton and Francis Burton free mulatto men all of St E on one part and Francis
Smith on other part.

Thomas Anderson granted 146 acres of land near a place
called Hilberry in St E bounded North on Capt Richard Marks Easterly on Captain
Richard Stoner, west on land of Jonathan Harrison. Thomas Anderson by deed
conveyed said lands to Joseph Creamer and wife who sold it to Zacharia Gaultier
who sold it 1/5/1728 to Benjamin Burton. Benjamin Burton died intestate so
Thomas Burton his brother inherited. Thomas Burton by deed 17/12/1760 granted
to Hannah Mendez, Nicholas Burton and Francis Burton.

This indenture conveys 146 acres to Francis Smith for £81-5s

Ref Patent 16F270

1730 Deed[203]:
Benjamin & Thomas Burton of St Elizabeth gave a negro boy to Judith Burton
spinster of St Elizabeth. If she died negro to Benjamin Burton, a minor. If
both died, negro to issue of Dorothy Rochester.
This must refer to Benjamin & his brother Thomas, both of whom were by this
time of St Elizabeth. Judith here appears to be of full age, the same
generation as Benjamin & Thomas, so who she was is open to question, but
not the partner of JH Sinclair.
Benjamin minor was probably a son of Thomas or Benjamin snr who did not survive
and left no trace. The mention of the heirs of Dorothy Rochester implies that
at least some of Benjamin snr’s issue by her were already born.

Issue of Benjamin Burton by Dorothy Rochester, mulatto, ch Clarendon:
No sign of where Dorothy Rochester came from.
William Rochester, son of William & Ann, ch 23 January 1697, Clarendon.

From the 1730 deed 83/78, some or all born before June 1730, ch St Elizabeth:
1/1. Ann Judy Tevier (Twier??) Burton ch 4/4/1734.

No sign of Tevier name – it may
well have been a transcription error.

1/2. John Burton, ch 4/4/1734.
1/3. Elizabeth Burton, ch 4/4/1734.

Given a negro by her father 1750

1/4. Zachary Burton – a strong possibility to be a 4th
child

as he called his children by 2nd
name Rochester:
Ch at St Elizabeth:
2/1. Sarah Rochester Burton, dau of Zachary Burton & Hannah a slave,

ch St E btw April & Aug
1768, aged abt 4, St E.

2/2. Bonella Rochester Burton dau
of Zachary Burton & Hannah a slave,

ch St E btw April & Aug
1768, aged abt 3, St E

The reputed children of Zachary Burton (looks a bit like Burtoa in 19thC
transcript, but must be Burton) by Nanny a negro belonging to Ruth Burton the
children freed, ch 26/9/1788 – no birth date given:
2/3. John Rochester Burton.
2/4. Joseph Rochester Burton.

A Ruth Burton had 2 daughters by Swaby – see under Benjamin Burton 1674.

The paternal grandmother of Ann (Wright) Maitland, the wife of Francis
Maitland 1, was Anna Mary Booth whose family were some of the very early
arrivals in Jamaica from Barbados. Latest inferences are that our earliest
Booth ancestor was George Booth whose will was proved in 1676 (“George Booth
1”) and that he was a migrant from Barbados.

There were a number of George Booths in the Clarendon area between 1665 and
1700. They were probably all related, and seemed to acquire land close to each
other.
It appears that the land of both elder George’s was subject to partition
rulings in the Supreme Court in 1713 – it is not know if these were the same
action.

In possible order of age:
1st Generation:

George Booth “GB1” (Senior [to his son George 2] in will 16/7/1676, D bef
12/1677)

& wife Francis (will
24/12/1677, 22/5/1678), the eldest, came to Jamaica from Barbados probably in
the 1660’s. Born about 1630-40.

Capt George Booth (snr) (will 20/9/1694, 29/4/1695, the surveyor?);

George Booth “snr”
Probably a cousin of George 1’s wife Frances. Born before about 1640 (land
grant and Capt by 1665). He makes no reference to Barbados in his will.

This must have been the George Booth snr in the 1680’s.
Confirmed by the 3 deeds in vol 55A with John Booth, son of George Booth:

The first deed refers to the 1200
acres and the will of 1694
The second refers to land granted to George snr in 1688.
A deed with Thomas Bull, referring to land in Milk River, calls him GB snr. GB1
had no land at Milk River.

2nd Generation:
George Booth jnr “GB2”, (will 19/9/1702, 29/3/1705),

born about 1650-60 possible son
of GB1.
This is George Booth jnr in the 1680’s. Wives Mary & Jane.
By the positive identification of George Booth Capt/senior and his son George,
by elimination this George Booth must be the son of GB1 above.
He was probably too old to have been the son of Captain Booth.

George Booth “GB3”, son of GB2,
born soon after 1681 (under 21 at father’s will, but an executor).

George Booth, son of Capt George, b 1674-1707 – by
implication from deeds in 1717 referring to George Booth, a minor & Capt
Booth’s lands.

The only plausible way that these fit together is for Capt George & GB1
to be (1st?) cousins: this explains Frances’s will reference to her
cousin George Booth and for GB1’s son, GB2’s will reference to his uncle
George. The ages and generations do not fit for GB2, will of 1702-5, to be a
grandson of either GB1 or Captain George. A very tenuous support for this idea
is that GB2’s will reference to uncle George’s grand mother as Jane Warren and
his surviving daughter being named Jane.

There are several mentions of George Booth senior & junior between
1686-93 (a number of deed books in this range have been destroyed). The sons of
Capt George & George (son of George 1) would have been too young to have
been making any of these transactions in this date range.
Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the references to George Booth
senior in 1686-93 refer to Capt George, and junior to George son to George 1.

On this basis, our line runs from GB1,
his son GB2 (will of 1702/5),
his eldest son Thomas (connected by land in will of George and then in Thomas’s
will, who mentions g/dau Anna Maria, and
Thomas’s son Henry, father of Anna Maria, mother of Andrew Wright.

The exact relationship between George 1 & Frances Booth and Capt George
Booth is unclear, but was probably close.

Although there is no direct trace of any contemporary George Booth’s being
in Barbados or of their arrival in Jamaica, our George 1 had interests in
Jamaica by 1670 when he bought 100 acres in Clarendon, and still had Barbados
interests when he died in 1676. It is probable that his children were born
outside Jamaica as they appear in his will to be adults and in the case of 2 or
3 of his daughters, married with children: their births must predate the
invasion. Booths do not appear in the 1657 or 1675 maps of Barbados, although a
Sir William Booth was known to be there as a merchant of “Black Jacks” by 1685
and was connected with the Alleynes, who do appear on the maps. The way in
which GB1’s sons, George & Benjamin acquired land after their father’s
death would imply a significant legacy, presumably from the Barbados assets.
There was a Capt George Booth mentioned in a Barbados will of 1694.

The latter half of the 17thC was a time when the effect of the
early intensive sugar production became apparent in Barbados. The yields fell
dramatically due to soil impoverishment. Economics drove the bigger planters to
expand by buying up the smaller. This state of affairs would have made newly
discovered Jamaica to be a very attractive proposition. George Booth was
probably a relatively small producer, especially as he does not figure on the
1675 map, so he would have been a willing migrant to Jamaica.

He had several children, amongst whom was another George; in his will dated
1676, proved 1678, his then wife Frances was named along with his surviving
issue and some grandchildren; he specifically mentions stock and negroes in
Barbados. Frances only survived him by about a year, and describes the sons in
George 1’s will as her sons in law. She also mentions her son James Garrett.
Frances was therefore George’s 2nd wife. From the dates and implied
ages of George 1’s sons, they were Barbados born, and that their mother
probably died there.

Our line continues from George 1’s son George to his son Thomas and then
Thomas’s son Henry, father of Anna Mary Booth, Andrew Wright’s mother. The line
through these sons is fairly clear, partly from identifiable land legacies and
other family members mentioned. In the 1680’s a number of land transactions
were made by George Booth(s): mostly, they were described as junior or senior.
It is difficult to differentiate between who they were. It seems most likely
that our George, son of George 1, was building up his land holdings.

Another George Booth was also in Jamaica at the time, styled, at least
initially as Captain George Booth: from his will he died late 1694 or early
1695. This latter George was granted a 1200 acre lot in Clarendon in 1665, and
a further 187 acres in 1674. The title Captain was probably a militia title,
although he could have been a seaman.
Around 1684, a George Booth appears as a surveyor on the land grants. Our
George 1’s wife, Frances, refers to a cousin, George Booth and George, son of
the our George, refers to his “uncle George Booth, whose grand mother was Jane
Warren” (there were Warrens in Barbados in 1720’s & St Catherine in 1670’s).
Capt George was probably a relative, maybe by marriage, of Frances Booth; the
use of cousin encompasses a broad range of relationships, as would uncle. Capt
George had a number of descendants: they can mostly be positively identified by
their share in the 1200 acres.

Duties of a surveyor were laid out in an act of 1682. They had to be
certified by a panel of 3 other surveyors. They were forbidden from surveying
their own land[208].
This probably confirms that Surveyor George was not of the earlier George’s
immediate family.

Henry, millwright of St C, son of Thomas, MW of St C, son of
GB2 Prob b abt 1700, Died between 11/1742 & 6/1743. this must be snr. While
he was of a later generation than Henry son of Jane, his father Thomas was
probably the son of GB2’s first wife. Thomas’s first born son could easilty
have been born before Thomas’s youngest brother, born after GB2’s death.

A Sir George Booth was prominent at the end of the Commonwealth when he
took Chester for the Royalists, but was soon defeated. There was discussion at
the time of deporting him to Barbados, but it seemed to have come to naught. He
was a staunch Presbyterian. There is however no obvious connection with our
George Booth.

A Capt William Booth was listed in Barbados in 1638, part of alist of
landholders of more than 10 acres.[211]

There was a Sir William Booth as a prosperous merchant in Barbados in 1685 who
received 100 convicts from the “Bloody Assizes” in Dorset that year from
Monmouth’s rebellion. Sir William’s (of Black Jacks) wife was Rosamund Meynell
dau of Littleton Meynell of Derbyshire, and their only daughter and heir was
Elizabeth (1692-1746) who married Abel Alleyne in Barbados in 1713: Abel
Alleyne bought the Booth estates from Dame Rosamund: 495 acres in St Peter, St
James & St Andrew, 2 dwelling houses, 2 stone windmills & 2 boiling
houses[212].
He was of a later generation than our George Booth. (ref Genealogies of
Barbados Families: From Caribbeana and the Journal of the ... By James C.
Brandow. – Google books). One source has Sir William as a former Naval Officer[213].

Black Jacks ako Sion Hill in St James & St Pater parishes, may not have
been owned by Sir William for very long[214].
Suggested previous owners do not appear on the maps.

See Derbyshire Record Office D239 M/E 20468 for papers relating to Alleyne
family in Barbados.
Allen appears in the SE central area of Barbados in 1657.
Alleyne appears in 1722 in St James parish, NE of the church, and extensively
elsewhere.

A Booth family website has the following passage:http://selectsurnames.com/booth.html
America. Family tradition has it that three Booth brothers from Cheshire came
to America in the 1630's; William to Barbados, John Booth who settled on Long
Island, and Richard Booth who was one of the founding fathers of Stratford,
Connecticut (Donald L. Jacobus's 1952 book Genealogy of the Booth Line recounts
this family line).

Booths may have owned Enfield Estate in Vere in 1804.

Land Grants

When Modyford became governor in 1664, he issued 1800
patents. A new emigrant could claim 30 acres for himself, his wife and each of
his children, each indentured servant and each slave[215]. The only condition was
to cultivate the land and pay a quit rent of a penny a year (old penny!). These
early grantees gained a bonus in 1692 when Port Royal was destroyed in the
earth quake, and all the payment records were lost: many planters did not pay,
or were very slow in paying the quite rents. All outstanding rent debts were
wiped out by this event! Eventually, non payment of rent resulted in
confiscation of the land and its regranting to another planter who was prepared
to make up the arrears.
Modyford arrived from Barbaods with 1000, mostly poor, settlers from Barbados –
it has been said that these all went to the East end of the Island, but
Richards says that an early settlement of 1800 from Nevis went to Morant Bay.
In any event, Captain George Booth at least looks as though he was one of the
early

In 1673, the parish of Vere was formed “by cutting off a portion of Clarendon,”
and in 1675, “when an Act was passed for dividing His Majesty’s Island of
Jamaica into several parishes and precincts, St. Thomas-in-the-Vale was taken
from St. Catherine; and Clarendon lost another piece out of which was formed
St. Dorothy”[216].
So by 1675 Jamaica had 15 parishes.

First known as Withywood, Alley was originally a part of Vere. The area took
its name from the Alley Church that is situated there.

The Alley Church

Built with brick and stone quoins in 1671, this church was
originally a squat building about 10 m (33 feet) wide and 14.63 m (48 feet)
long. The eastern end was erected and consecrated in 1872. The Alley Church
is the oldest Anglican Church in the island.

The Samudas had a long-standing trading relationship with Jamaica. “D. Samude”
appears in Lloyd’s Register 1764 (London: Gregg Pres n.d.) as owner of the
Esther, running between London- Jamaica. In Lloyd’s Register 1776, M. Samuda is
listed as owner of the Judith, London-Jamaica; and Samuda & Co. as
owner of the Withywood, the Susannah, the Esther, the George Booth,
and the Princess Royal, all of them sailing between London-Jamaica. (Jews,
Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight, By Eli Faber, Google
Books).

From the Newspaper Archive & Lloyd’s List have numerous reports of a ship,
the “George Booth”, between London & Jamaica, between 1768 & 1776.
Perhaps this belonged to George Booth who died in 1769 as he appeared from his
will to have been a rich merchant.

INTELLIGENCE From LLOYD’s Oct 4 (1782)[218]
The Alert privateer of Alderney, Captain Falaise, has sent into Guernsey the St
Francis, D’.Asise, a Spanish prize, from the Carraccas to the Canaries, with 60
tons of Cocoa, and 10 ferons of indigo.
The Jonge Maria, from Cadiz to Ostend, drove on shore two miles to the eastward
of Rotterdam, on the 29th of September, in a hard gale of wind; the Captain and
one man drowned; the cargo, consisting of salt, entirely washed out, and it is
feared the ship will be lost.
An American vessel from Guadaloupe to Nantz, with 100 hogsheads of sugar, some
coffee and indigo, is sent into Guernsey, having been taken by Captain Durell
of Guernsey, and Captain Gabourd, of Jersey, at anchor off the Isle Dien.
The Withywood, Evers, from Jamaica to London, foundered in the gale, off
the Banks of Newfoundland; the crew taken up by the Thetis, arrived at
Bristol.
Plymouth, 1. Arrived the Worcester, Stuart, from Jamaica, having loft her mizen-mast
in a heavy gale Of wind, the 16th ult. She sailed from Jamaica,
under convoy of nine ships of the line, befides* frigates, with a fleet of
about ninety merchantmen, but separated in the above gale, and saw no part of
the convoy since.
The London, Obryen. from London to Jamaica, having received some damage, and
being leaky, is put into Plymouth.
The Rodney, Luscomb, from Jamaica to Bristol, foundered on the 17th of
September, off the Banks of Newfoundland.
Milford, 26. On the 23d, arrived the Surprize sloop of war, from Antigua, after
seeing those vessels in safety, bound up St George's Channel.
Bristol. Sept. 30. The Thompson, Chapman, from St Thomas's
for Christiansand, is drove up to Lundy Island, in our Channel: the Captain
sent his letters for this place, by a pilot skiff, and, in a letter to his
friend here, says be left St Thomas's the 16th ult. and on the 21st ditto, lat.
29. 7. long. 60. 32. spoke the Arbuthnot privateer of New York, who the day
before fell in with the ship Halifax, of and from Antigua for Hallifax; on the
19th, said privateer saw four sail of the line, steering N. N. W which Captain
Chapman supposes to be the ships that had arrived at Martinico from the Cape,
and destined for America. Two English letters of marque were carried into
Guadaloupe, and two large French frigates were cruizing to the windward of
Barbadoes.
Portsmouth, 3. Yesterday arrived at St Helen's, the Canada, of 74 guns, under
jury top masts, Captain Cornwallis, from Jamaica; parted with fleet in a
violent gale, off the Banks of Newfoundland. Also arrived the Truelove,
Moulton, from Jamaica, by which we«learn the fleet consisted of eighty-eight
merchant ships, under convoy of nine men of war; on the 17th ult. they met a
mostt violent gale, in which the Centaur lost her fore mast, bowsprit, and
mizzen-mast; the Caton, of 64 guns, made a signal of distress and bore away for
New York, in Company with the Pallas frigate; the Ardent being very leaky,
returned to Jamaica. Three of the merchant ships foundered in sight of the
Truelove ; and Captain Moulton, and the Parmassus, of London, and a snow
belonging to Bristol, were taken by a large privateer. The Truelove saw no part
of the fleet sjnce she parted on 17th; she came into the Channel alone.
Gravesend Oct 2.. Arrived the Toy, Archer, from Perth; Stirling, Dock; Glasgow,
Walker, Furth, Henderson; and Paisley, Gardner, from Carron.

This land partitioned between 4
sons in 1713, George, John, Simon & Thomas.
¼ to son Simon sold to Francis Scarlett 53/229-264 25/5/1717
¼ to son John. John sold ½ in 1717 to George Brooks[219]. Other ½ to John Bodle
1718 58/45.
George & Thomas retained their share after 1720.

In his will he was a Gentleman of Clarendon.
He refers to land in Barbados in his will and so was most probably a planter
from Barbados who saw the opportunities in Jamaica after the 1655 invasion.
He had land in Clarendon & at Withewood, Vere (Carlisle Bay); 1/2 to his
wife, which went from her to her own children, the remainder to his sons.

There is no direct mention of our George found so far (8/2014) in Barbados, the
only George Booth, referred to as Captain, being on that Island in the late 17thC,
when he married a widow, Elizabeth Dash[221].
There are several reports of 3 Booth brothers arriving in New England in the
mid 17thC, Robert, Richard & John, sons of Richard Booth of Cheshire. It is
suggested that one of them, John, spent some time in Barbados, and that another
brother, William lived there.

George was probably married at least twice as his wife at the time of his
death, Frances, refers to George & Benjamin as sons in law in her will. She
was probably previously married to Mr Garett as she refers to her son James
Garett in her will. From a deed[222]
in 1678, (see under son George), his first wife might have been Margery.
The reference in GB2’s will to an uncle George may be to a brother of GB1’s
first wife, GB2’s mother. If so, she could have been named Warren.

George 1 left land to his sons, and there are wills probably of them passing
on the land. Frances Booth refers to her cousin George Booth in her will, and
also a silver spoon to Elizabeth, daughter of George Booth (whose wife was
Elizabeth). This George was probably a Barbados cousin, at least of Frances
Booth and probably George 1.

The only plot of land which George Booth 1 is documented as having acquired was
that from the Hills in 1670. He must have acquired other parcels, probably by
purchase as there are no grants in his name. They were probably in what became
Vere parish, in the south in Withywood. He must have also acquired land further
north west in St Jago Savanna, somewhere near Captain George Booth’s 1664 grant
of 1200 acres. His son Benjamin was later granted substantial holdings in this
area, maybe to extend holdings inherited from his father.

GB1 refers to land in St Jago in his will: from the sugar & rum left to
his wife Frances; however, no sign of this has been found, either by patent or
purchase.
Production of sugar might have been about ½ to 1 hogshead (16 cwt) of sugar
per acre. Rum ½ puncheon to a hogshead, a puncheon being 70-100 gallons. Thus
Frances’s amount, 1000 lbs of sugar and 100 gals of rum equated to the
production of no more than 5 acres of sugar.
As not all a holding would have been directly in sugar, this amount could
have been produced from a plantation of 20 acres.
Thus it seems that the land left by GB1 in St Jago was not very
substantial: the 100 acres land in Withywood was acquired by purchase from the
Hills, and appears in his will. The St Jago land does not appear, it may well
have been a purchase. GB1’s son, Benjamin became a substantial land owner in
the North end of the St Jago Savanna: a 1684 grant bounds southerly in his own
land, probably land he acquire via his wife, but possibly his share of GB1’s St
Jago land. Either way, it is probably that this land was north of Captain
George’s 1200 acre patent.

From a mention in his will, George must have acquired some land at
Withywood Common in addition to that he bought from the Hills. Son George
describes land bounding on “Commones” in his will. The Common Savanna is shown
on Senex just to the north of the area in the map shown.

His land was left to his sons George, Benjamin & William, the latter
probably dying soon after his father and before his step mother.

Booth shown several maps in this area:
By Craskell 1763 Andersons are in Capt Booth’s position, with a Pen. Booths are
on the West bank of the Milk River a few miles further South.

Withywood

In a deed[223]
in 1670, George Booth esq bought from John Hill & Hannah his wife for £50
& a cow calf 100 acres in Clarendon at Withywood[224] E on John Howden? N on
Valentine Mumbee W on Robert Smith, & S & W on Jane Clark.

Plat for Elisha & Jane Clarke, of 1664[225],
shows Lt John Hill to the SE & North, (probably two separate plots); south
Side of the Rio Mino, Cabuas Savanna (was this a transcription error for Common
Savanna, which was marked on Senex in the area?). That for Valentine Mumbee is
“near Salt Savanna”. Its southern boundary is marked as Christopher Horner.

This land was left to his wife, Frances for life, and then ½ to be disposed of
by her, and the other half to his 3 sons (It is highly probably that son
William died soon after as he is not mentioned in Franci’s will a couple of
years later).

The likelihood is that this land was between the 2 plats. Being at Withywood,
near the Salt Savanna and on the South side of the Rio Minho makes it to be on
the south side the Ox Bow as on the modern map extract. The Bochart &
Knollis map does not show this ox bow, but it appears as a complex area on
Craskell; while the modern surveys show a simpler Ox Bow, now cut off.
Several contemporary maps show Michael’s Hole about where the modern Carlisle
bay settlement is shown. Son George sells a small plot of land near Michael’s
Hole, east of the Rio Minho, just south of Alley/Withywood.

Mumbee is not shown in this position on the early maps, but does appear in 1927
to the west of the Rio Minho.
Craskell 1763 shows Mumbee in Vere at 17N48 77W06.

The remaining Clarendon land was presumably left to his sons George, Benjamin
& William.

Will[226]
Dated 16/7/1676, proved 3/8/1678, of Clarendon
Left his wife Frances his plantation at Withewood (the old name for Alley) of
about 100 acres (this is the land bought from the Hills in 1670) for life: she
could leave ½ to whomever she pleased. Also left to her were 4 negroes, 2 women
and 2 men as well as ¼ of his negroes and stock in Jamaica and Barbados. She
was also entitled for life to 1000 lbs of sugar (from the Withewood plantation)
and 100 gallons of rum from his plantation at Santiago, assuming that there was
sufficient production at the plantations.
He left all his land in Clarendon, and the 1/2 of Withewood not owned by
Frances to his sons George, Benjamin & William and ¾ of the negroes and
stock in Jamaica and Barbados. This includes savanna land at Withewood Common
He left to daughter Ann Browne one negro, to daughter Catherine Edmonds 2 good
ewes, and to her daughter Ealse a heifer.
To his other grandchildren he left a heifer in calf to George & William
Selby, and to Sarah Sutton a gold ring 20 shillings.
Execs Thomas Sutton & Phillip Edmonds

His inventory[227]
of Clarendon, dated 9/2/1679, shown by George Booth administrator, and contains
a good description of his belongings at death and shows him as having a mixed
farm, with stock and probably sugar and includes livestock & mill
equipment, including stills, no slaves quoted. (as shown by the coppers and
still): Total £J421-0-3d

Issue of Frances Booth by her first husband:
James Garrett
Jane Garrett, m Thomas Roaden (s-in-law)

Peter Burton’s will[228]
of 1669 mentions John Garrett, but no obvious connection.

Frances Booth:
24/12/1677, 22/5/1678. of Vere widow
Son James Garett, s-in-l Thomas Roadon & Ann Baldwin dau of Elizabeth
Baldwin Withewood plantation. Also cattle etc to son James Garett now in St
Jago, if he should arrive in Jamaica in indigent condition, give him £10
immediately.
A negro to Thomas Roadon, husband of daughter Jane Roadon.
God daus Milliner Edmonds dau of Philip Edmonds a heifer.
Refers stock in partnership with sons in law George & Benjamin Booth (has
William died??). It appears from this that the plantations continued to run
after George’s death, with his sons & their step mother in partnership.
Cousin Elizabeth Crosse negro boy
Cousin George Booth (who was this?? – this was often a rather vague term).
To Elizabeth Booth, dau of George Booth, silver spoon, presumably daughter of
her cousin George Booth.
Exec Thomas Roadon & Phillip Edmonds.

A Thomas Rodon had a family, including a Jane, in Clarendon in the 1690’s – a
grandson??

No trace of relevant Baldwins.

Frances’s cousin George Booth may well have been Surveyor George Booth; George
2 refers to his uncle George Booth – these 2 references are probably to the
same person.

Of St Catherine’s
Gives to friend John Parris all stock etc in share with John Garrett.
Also share of 120 acres of Savannah Land. Also plantation to John Garrett.
Frees slave Joyce when she is 21 in 1686
John Parris will V1/205, 1678.
Plat St Catherine 1/18 & 1/28. Colebourne Gully was in what later became St
Dorothy.

Friends Thomas Sutton & Phillip Edmonds – G Will
A will[230]
of Thomas Sutton of 1709 does not appear to be the one, but it is not clear.
of Clarendon in good health
Wife Judith benefit of plantation at Withywood & part of share on land in
Mccary Bay & 50a in Yarmouth
son John
Dau Sarah Micklethwaite £100 English
Dau Anna Cadwooth? £100
Dau-in-law Eliz Pennnant £50
G/daus Judith & Sarah Pennant £100
Leaves 47 slaves
Died 15/11/1710, buried Vere, 72nd year of life.[231] Member of Assembly a
number of times between 1677 & 1706.

it is probable that most, if not all, were born before arriving in Jamaica as
they appear to be adult by 1676; even if Capt George was in the first landings,
he probably would not have had a wife there much before 1660. They were
probably not by Frances, his wife in Jamaica, but it is assumed that George
& Frances were probably married in Barbados.
His 2 surviving sons left a good paper record. Little has been found so far of
his daughters.

Father: George Booth 1st (mother not know – Frances in George 1st
Will 2nd wife) – this is the only obvious Benjamin Booth of the
period. Also he had as executors, brother George Booth and brother Thomas
Sutton: George 1 also had Thomas Sutton as executor and named a grand daughter
as Sarah Sutton. This must be the son of George 1 therefore.
From his will, he had 2 sons, but they were not named, unlike his daughter, Magdalen.
There are Benjamin & Thomas Booth who left wills, but are unaccounted for:
they appear to have been brothers, so could be these 2.

Inherited ½ of his father’s land as brother William was probably dead before
mother Frances’s will of 1677. This would include about 25 acres in Withywood
and an unknown area elsewhere in Clarendon.

Acquired 600 acres from father-in-law via marriage settlement: at the north end
of the St Jago Savanna.

Marriage Settlement deeds:

Nicholas Boulton and Benjamin Booth, both planters of Clarendon made an
agreement[232]
in 1678:

At the marriage of Benjamin Booth to Nicholas Boulton’s dau Jane Boulton,
Benjamin Booth paid 5/-.
Nicholas Boulton gives to Benjamin Booth one moiety of all his land being 600a
and houses stock negroes goods etc and belonging. + half profits
After death of Nicholas Boulton & his wife Katherine Boulton rest to
Nicholas Boulton
In exchange Benjamin Booth to cause a good mill house boiling house a good set
of Mill Works and Cases 4 good coppers and 2 good stills within 2 years.
Benjamin Booth to bring into the partnership all his negroes neat cattle &
sheep or what negroes may come from Barbados of his.
Benjamin Booth to pay to:
Anne Lug, dau of Nicholas Boulton in Bristol £200, £100 12 months after
N&K’s death & 6 months after that date.
Elizabeth Burlton dau of Nicholas Boulton £100 in 5 years
Katherine Burlton ygst dau of Nicholas Boulton £200
Wit inter alia George Booth

As deduced before, Benjamin died in 1686, and Nicholas between 1678 and 1679.

A deed[233]
between Katherine Boulton to Benjamin Booth of 1679 secures Katherine’s share
in the property in the 1678 deed for her life.

Katherine Boulton Wid of Clarendon administrator of Nicholas Boulton gent:
600 acres of Nicholas Boulton’s land North on Rock Mtns W on land not yet run,
S on St Jago Savanna, SE on Col William Ivy to Benjamin Booth
Benjamin Booth to pay £15 annually for 2 years and then £80 to Katherine
Boulton
Allow Katherine Boulton ½ house and goods for life and 1 negro and make up
Katherine Boulton’s flock of sheep to 20 and 1 breeding mare.

This land is shown in a plat[234] for 500a, undated, with
no compass: borders on the “St Auga” Savananah, probably the St Jago. Another
(earlier?) plat for 100 acres was dated 1670-1[235]. The two plats could
connect, so it may be the 500 acre one was in fact the earlier, particularly as
these deeds refer to a 600 acre plot. The 500 acre plat shows a house in the SE
corner.
This land is not marked on the 1684 map, but can be closely positioned by the
marked Ivy holding and a mountain depicted to the north. It is probably only
2-4 miles from Captain George Booth’s original grant.
Plats grouped together as Booth Group D.

in 1670, “Widow Bolton” had 100 acres in Clarendon, and Nicholas Bolton 500
acres[236].
This might imply that the 100 acres, which was patented to Mr Nicholas Bolton,
was to the father of the patentee of the 500 acres, Nicholas Bolton.

Benjamin was granted[237]
land in 1683 in Clarendon:
340 acres, Clarendon, E N & W u/s Mountain Land, SE Mr George Booth snr
60 acres Clarendon, S & E on himself, N & W Sir Francis Walton
19 acres Clarendon, W & N on Coll Wm Ivy, S Mr Henry Tennant
The latter 2 plats were damaged, but probably were conjoined.
This grant was made the same date as one to George Booth senior and another to
George Booth junior.
That for GB snr joins the south eastern boundary of the 340 acre plot, and
itself joins John Moore: the probably John Moore grant is North of Porus
Mountain. The exact location of the 17thC Porus mountain is not known, but the
land in this grant was probably in the valley land around modern day Porus.

BEN BOOTH JNR:
A Benjamin Booth had a further land grant in 1684[238] for 800 acres.

This land appears in an estate plan for Folly Pen in about 1784 (plan damaged
here) where it is described as Benjamin Booth JNR, the addition of JNR must
have come from the patent, which has not been copied – the plat does not show
this title.
The Folly Pen is shown some 3 miles NE of Clarendon Park on Liddell 1888, but
with the Mammee Gully a couple of miles further NE: the estate plan confirms
the Booth Patent to be as shown on the Mammee Gully (the estate plan seems to
be oriented with west up.

This goes to reinforce the view that one of Benjamin Booths (snr)’s sons was
Benjamin.

“schituate upon the small mountain” and bounds East & East Northerly upon
unsurveyed land Mr Henry Tennant and the Mamee Gully northerly upon the Little
Mountain and South upon his own land.
Mamee Gully on Robertson at the north end on the St Jago Savanna (and also to
the north of Chapelton).
This grant has a southern boundary of a similar shape to the northern boundary
of Nicholas Boulton’s 500 acres, which, by this time, Benjamin had inherited
through his wife’s dower.
By following Boulton’s neighbouring lands, it appears that this land was to the
north end of the St Jago Savanna.
An alternative is that the “own land” refers to Benjamin’s share of the St Jago
land inherited from his father, GB1.

Where ever these lands were, Benjamin owned some 1800 acres at the time of his
death.

Will[239]
dated 25/6/1686:
Execs brother George Booth & Thomas Sutton (Thomas Sutton also for George
Booth 1st).
He left his estate to his 2 sons living, and the possible 4th child
if a son. To his daughter Magdalen, he left £J400, £J200 at marriage and the
same 4 years later: this reduced to £J300 if the unborn child was a daughter.
Refers to wife Jane.

Inventory[240]
11/1686: £593/3/7½, includes 6 slaves and livestock.
Catherine Boulton, administrator.
This early inventory does not tie in with the owner of 1800 acres, but was
probably only for the immediate domestic area.

From his will, he had:
Wife Jane Boulton dau of Nicholas & Katherine, married 1678 (from a deed[241]).

A couple of later deeds in 1714 concerning widow Jane Booth and her son Henry
could relate to Benjamin’s wife Jane, but seem more likely to refer to an
unrecorded son of George 2 & Jane. This more fully discussed with George
Booth 2’s family.

2/1. Son 1. Possibly Benjamin will of 1714-15.

If these 2 sons were indeed Benjamin & Thomas, then the following 1702 deed
must have been them:
Indenture[242]
between
Benjamin Booth & Thomas Booth of Clarendon planters
& John Campbell of Clarendon & his wife Ann
Letts 12 acres to John & Ann Campbell commonly called Booths Clump in St
Jago Savanna & joining on a part of a parcel of land belonging to Coll
Henry Long in Clarendon
6 acres on one side on a pond in said Clump & 6 acres on the other side of
the pond.
To hold for the lives of the survivor of John & Ann Campbell.
Rent one Turkey Cock annually.

The original Booth land was in
St Jago Savanna.

1712 Deed[243],
A Benjamin Booth, planter, leased 12¼ acres to Andrew Wright, bricklayer, both
of Vere, west on John Bosley, North on Francis Moore esq, South on John Turner
a miner. £20 pa for 10 years.

Mentions Indigo. This was
probably an ancestor of the Wrights with whom the Booths later married.

From will[244]
of 1715:
Planter of Vere.
To dau Elizabeth Booth 1/3 of personal estate when 18 or married and heirs
To son George Booth the remainder when 18
To wife Mary if both children die without heirs
Execs Joshua Tennant, wife & Thomas Booth snr (probably Thomas Booth whose
will was proved 1729). JT & TB renounced their execs 28/11 & 4/12/1719.

There is an “unattached” inventory[245]
for a Benjamin Booth in 1722, but this seems very late for him.

2/3. Dau Magdalen Booth.
2/4. Possible 4th child: Wife in child in his will of 1686.

1/3. William Booth – D 1677?

prob died bef 12/1677, not in
Frances’s will.

1/4. Ann Booth,

married Mr Browne.

1/5. Dau married Mr Selby.

No relevant Selby’s in Jamaica or
Barbados
Issue from grandfather’s will:
2/1. George Selby, a heifer in calf from g/father George Booth’s will.
2/2. William Selby, a heifer in calf from g/father George Booth’s will.
They were left a heifer in calf by grandfather George Booth

1/6. Catherine Booth

Probably born before 1658.
LDS: Katherine Bouth, father George, ch 4 September 1652 SNAITH,YORK,ENGLAND
Other siblings do not match.
Married Mr Edmonds (Phillip? – GB’s executor)
She was left 2 good ewes by father.
2/1. Easle Edmonds – left one heifer by G/father, thus born bef 1676.

Prob born bef 1658.
Married Thomas Sutton (Benjamin & George’s executor and “brother” in
Benjamin’s will) – not referred to by name, but called Judith in Thomas’s will.

Thomas’s will mentions a daughter Sarah, who is mentioned in Booth wills, which
makes this Thomas the most likely individual.

Thomas Sutton was a Member of the Assembly for Clarendon 1677-79, 1686, 1691,
1698, 1701, Vere 1695, Speaker 1691-1693, 1698, Member for Port Royal 1703,
1706. Buried in (Vere) Parish Church at Vere ”Here lyeth inter’d th body of
Coll Thomas Sutton who departed this life the 15th day of Novemebr
in the seventy second year of his age and the year of our Lord God 1710”
John Sutton, grandson of above is also interred in the same Church. He died 23rd
August 1745.

Tt was on his plantation in Clarendon, that the first serious servile revolt
occurred in 1669. Sutton was a gallant soldier, and defended Carlisle Bay
breastwork against the French, under Du Casse, in 1694. (Archer MI)

Tree shows Thomas Sutton esq of Clarendon married to Judith, son John whose son
was also John, and daughter Millethwaite.[248]
Born about 1639. A number of Thomas Suttons were born in England in the
relevant period.

Deed 11/83:
Henry Tennant of Clarendon sells on 26th November, 1670, for 22
negroes and £80 sterling to Thomas Sutton, attorney for John Sutton of
Barbados, 15 negroes, 30 head of cattle and 1100 acres of land, coppers, still,
mill and mill house at St Augoe upon the Milk River in Clarendon. Document
dated 29th June 1680.

Will of Thomas Sutton[249]:
of Clarendon
Beloved wife Judith, Edward Pennant and John Moore Execs
To wife produce of plantation at Withywood and negroes and slaves
Also 50 acres of land in Yarmouth Savanna for life
Son John
Dau Sarah Mitlethwaite
Dau Anna Cadwell
Dau in law Elizabeth Pennant
God dau Judith Pennant & Sarah Pennant
Thomas Pennant, son of Edward

Issue:
2/1. Sarah Sutton, left a 20/- gold ring in g/father George Booth’s will born
bef 1676.
2/2. John Sutton

MI Jamaica: Vere, In memory of
John Sutton, son of John Sutton esq, of this Parish ... he was cut off in the
flower of his age, by the violence of a fever, 23 August, anno 1745.
Noted “He was the grandson of Col Thomas Sutton...”

Chapelton, Clarendon:
Here lyeth the body of the honourable Edward Pennant esq, who departed this
life, the 11th of June 1736, Aetat 64.
He was Chief Justice, Custos Rotulorum of Clarendon and Vere, &c.; and
father of Samuel, Henry, Smart, [a daughter], and ---- John, eldest surviving
son, who married in St. Catherine's, 22d Oct., 1734, Bonella, daughter of
Joseph Hodges, of Lacovia, Member of Assembly in 1711, and whose name survives
in a large pen near Black River. Richard, their son, was created a peer of
Ireland, on the 19th Nov. 1783, by the title of Lord Penrhyn. See "The
Peerage."

He was probably born 1650-1660, died about 1704 and married 1st late 1670’s:
from dau Eliza’s children she was probably born before 1680,

In later life, he had 2 main estates, one of 500 acres on the north bank of
the Pindars River in northern Clarendon, the other of about 584 acres on Camps
Savannah, midway between the Milk & Minho rivers. He also had several
other, smaller plots, acquired either by purchase or inheritance.

Described as George Booth jnr in deeds & patents in the 1680’s, in
particular a 1683 patent, land which appears in his will.

It is assumed that he is the eldest surviving son of George Booth 1st
of Barbados & Vere.
1. Deduced age
2. Land reference in deed to Elizabeth Crosse, who appears in Frances Booth’s
will. This was probably land from his father’s purchase from the Hills.

He mentions “my uncle George...his grandmother Mrs Jane Warren” (his will
and deed 51/111, definitely correct transcription!) in his will. The will does
not specify the Uncle’s family name, but the deed does. However, this Uncle
George might still have been a brother of his mother Jane, who could have been
a sister of Captain George Booth. The two families seem close, and live cheek
by jowel with each other.

He was probably married twice, first to Mary (Downer, sister of John[250]), the probably mother of
Thomas and Eliza, and then to Jane.
He and his wife Mary are named in a deed[251]
where they sell in 1678 of a small piece of land to Elizabeth Crosse who was
described as a cousin in George’s mother Frances’s will.
A similar piece of land is later sold in a deed[252] to George Booth jnr in
1686, having previously been agreed to be sold to Margery Booth, dcd. This deed
is puzzling as it was dated 1678, but not completed until 1686/7. Was “Margery”
Booth a transcription error for Mary, BG2’s wife?
The rest & residue legacy in his will implies that Thomas & Eliza
were not the children of Jane. They were over 21 in George’s will, and Eliza
was married by then. The last mention of George & Mary Booth was in October
1686.
Land left to his son Thomas was the 20 acres sold to GB2 by John & Rebecca
Downer in 1686[253].
Mary must have died about this time as George & Jane had at least 5
children by 1702, all under age at that time, although George as an executor
must have been late teens and looks to have been the first born by Jane.
It is possible that sale of the land by the Downers was to regularise GB2’s
holding after Mary’s death: this would tie in with the Margery Booth deed being
in fact also a post mortem conveyance.

He inherited about 25 acres in Withywood and an unknown area elsewhere in
Clarendon from his father, probably near Capt Booth’s land in St Jago. He
bought 20 acres of land from the Downers, which he left to his son, Thomas. He
later purchased a small plot of Osborne land, which he left to Eliza.
He made a large purchase of over 500 acres on or near the south coast, at
Macary Bay, between the Milk & Minho Rivers. This land was left between his
2nd wife, Jane and their 4 sons. This would have been good growing
land, it was his Camps Savanna land.

The land sales by his sons are for some rather odd areas, with fractions of
acres; the arithmetic is complicated by ¼ being left to wife Jane and the
remainder being split between his 3 surviving sons by her. It is difficult to
see exactly what plots are involved. The identification is complicated by
probable neighbour changes, or later grants on land shown as unsurveyed on the
Booth plats. Resurveys may have come up with changed areas of the various
plots.

The land left to Eliza is unidentified – perhaps it is part of the unidentified
land left to George by his father, George Booth 1.

George Booth acquired a number of parcels of land:

1. 20 acres from the Downers.
This passed to son Thomas, and to his son Henry who eventually in 1741 sells it
to Thomas Roberts for J£300[254].
1686 Deed[255]
John & Rebecca Downer sell 20 acres to George jnr “for love of their sister
Mary, wf of George Booth jnr” under Braziletto Mtns. (a later deed 110/62 in
1741 refers to this as 24¾ acres)
E on Richard Mare jnr, W on sd John Downer, Phillip Roberts N on George
Kirkoff. This land may have been part of that patented[256] by Robert Downer in 1664,
and inherited by John Downer; this patent was shared with Philip Roberts and
was on the Callavas Savannah (not found on maps) and to the west of the Salt
Savannah. This may be the eastern sugar estate of 2 marked marked on Craskell
against the salt savannah in southern Vere.

2. 584 acres bought from Francis Wellicott.
This land was in Camps Savannah, perhaps midway between the Milk & Minho
Rivers, a little way inland from McCary Bay, on the eastern boundary of the
Hilliard land on the east bank of the Milk river and its junction nwith the
Vere (later Hilliard’s) River. A Booth is shown here in 1763 Craskell.

In George’s will, this land was decribed as bounding on Wm Beck Raines Waite
esq Mr Jno Harris Mr Jno Ashley Sr Thomas Lynch & Commoners.
Capt George Booth mortgaged land on John Ahsley in 1686.

This land was left ¼ to his wife, and the remainder to his surviving sons (3).
Son George disposed of most of this, some via deeds to Jane Booth & her son
Henry (his mother and younger brother):
1713: George 3 sell 59¾ acres to Peter Gravett.
1714: George 3 sells 2 plots, totalling 97¾ acres to Jane & Henry Booth.
1723: Samuel sold 230 ¼ acres, adjoining Simon & William Booth.

Note: this is the land from which GB’s wife Jane was permitted to sell 100
acres by GB’s will: part of this was also subject to the action by GB’s son
George in 1714.

1703: Mr George Booth, planter, was granted[259]
200 acres of “over plus land” in addition to that he already owned in Camps
Savanna, surrounded by his own land. This must be GB2 as Capt GB was by this
time dead.
This is probably the land shown in south Vere on Craskell.

3. 500 acres granted to him at Greazy Ridge, Pindars River.
Patent[260]
in 1682-3 refers to him as George Booth jnr – this is confirmed by the 500a of
land concerned appearing is his will. This patent was dated the same as one for
George Booth senior and Benjamin Booth.
S Unsurveyed River(?) Land (Pinders River from later deeds), E Hammand Rules, N
Unsurveyed, W John Moore.
Hammand Rules patent[261]
adjoins this and gives a location as Greazy Ridge.
This land appears in his will: ¼ to his wife, Jane, the remainder to his sons
by her.
Son George sold his share in 1718.
Son Simon sold his share to Thomas Tayby
Son Samuel sold some of all of his share to the Fishers.

– not known where this went to. Land patented 290 acres in
Clarendon to George Osborn & John Pusey[263],
George Osborn dies & John Pusey sells 17.5 acres to Stephen Jackson, who sell
to George Booth jnr, E on Michael Shauington, N on King’s Rd, W Richard Pusey S
on Edward Bromfield for £50.
Caballes Savannah – location not known.
This plot and the 5 acres from Stiles are probably joined, to make 22 ½ acres

5. 26 acres bought from Henry Beck
not know where this went to. 1687[264]:
Henry Beck sells to George Booth jnr of Vere for £50 26 acres patented[265] to Elizabeth Wright for
26 acres (& 2nd plot of 39 acres), sold in 1677 to Henry Beck.
Plat to EW: N on the Common, E & S John Derunt, W Francis Wellicot & Mr
Fenick
Note similar neighbours to the slightly later purchase from Wallascott.

6. 25 acres inherited from his father,
part of the land bought from the Hills.

7. a further unknown plot from his father,
probably in St Jago Savannah, near his brother, Benjamin and Capt George Booth.
Eliza’s bequest of 19 ¾ acres in Mccary Bay in Vere, E on William Beck, N on
Richard Schofield & Wm Ibent, W on George Lee, S on Jno Crop.
also Capt George Booth’s land which he mortgaged with John Ashley, bounded on
John Ashley and that left by him to daughter Eliza bounded on Jphn Cropp.

Other Transactions
The following two deeds refer to plots of land close to each other:

1678 Deed[266]:
George Booth & his wife Mary of Vere for £5 from Elizabeth Crosse at
Mitchell hole of 150’x50’ E on highway South on Mr John Butriclind W on Elisha
Clarke & N on William Frame.
Both G & M Signed.
Elizabeth Crosse was referred to by Francis Booth as a cousin.

1686 Deed[267]
(Dated 1677/8): Btw Cornelius?? Adams of Vere &
George Booth jnr of Vere being administrator to Margery Booth snr decd
victualler at Port Royal.
Cornelius Adams agreed to sell for £3-10 land to Margery Booth.
Cornelius Adams now sells to George Booth as Admon (assumes that Margery
Booth died between the dating and entering of the deed).
150’x50’ of land at Mireall Hole in Vere E on highway S on John Buteline? N on
Elisha Clark, N on William Shaftsbury.
Wit Elizabeth Cross inter alia.
– was Margery Booth’s wife Mary??

Mitchell Hole about 4 miles east of the mouth of the Rio Minho (Moll 1711)
This is probably part of the land at Withywood, bought by GB1 in 1670 from the
Hills.

1686-7 Deed[268]:
Peter Stiles sell 5 acres of his patented land to George Booth jnr in Vere for
£12.
Plat[269]
1685. Vere, 5 acres; In the Longwood, Salt Savanna, N on Michael Lushington, E
on Salt Savanna Common, S on Joseph Taylor.
An almost triangular plot.

Hugh & Elizabeth Gardiner to George Booth – 1687[270] - WHICH GB?
Patent to Joseph Gardner for 150 acres in Clarendon now Vere. Hugh Gardner
sells 40 acres to George Booth of Vere for £300, S & W on River Minho E on
Highway etc.
Plat 1B-11-2-8F155 4/2/1664-5:
Houses shown by river; Withywood S by the River Mino; S Anthony Barroughs, W
River Mino, N George Pattison, E Henry Dannett
This plat is near Robert Downer’s of a similar date: the Downer plat bounds
South on George Pattison, and also west on the River.
Ogilby shows a Gardner Indigo plantation in Clarendon:
Petteson (Pattison) on the coast at Michael’s Hole, Gardiner about 1.5 miles to
the North, and Horner as far again to the north. However, the reference to the
highway would put this further north, near Kettle Spring where the only road is
shown on the early maps.

Cobb/Wallascott 1672 Patent[271]:
W Dr Hilliard, S&E Mr Parrish/Pinnock, N on John Atkins
No further relevant information on the patent, no plat.

Hilliard appears in the SE central area of Barbados in 1657.
Dr Henry Hilliard was granted 368 in 1664 acres on the Eastern flank of the
Round Hill, bordering on the Main Savanna. The main savannah is between the
Vere & Milk Rivers. The plat shows the rivers, but does not name them.
Ogilby 1670 shows Hilliard on a road on the East bank of the Milk Savanna
River.

Henry Hilliard also was granted 1300 acres on the Milk River & Macary Bay,
no date, but probably a similar era as the 1664 grant.

These patents probably joined: the early one included the junction between the
Milk and Vere (later Hilliard’s) Rivers. The later one had the Milk river
running through the plat, the orientation of which looks certainly to be
incorrect, and was probably immediately south of the 1664 plat.
Hilliard. Ogilby 1670 map shows Hilliard here.
Lands bordering the East of these would be on Camps Savanna & Macary Bay.
This may be the land in Camps Savanna, within which GB was granted “over plus
land” in 1703.

125/102 dated 17/8/1745 ent 15//1/1745-6
Ind btw Sarah Fisher of Vere widow & dau of GB snr late of Vere planter dcd
one part and other part George Booth & Samuel Gravett Booth minors and sons
of Samuel Booth late of Vere dcd.
Whereas late George Booth in will dated 18 Sept 1702 left R&R to 4 sons
George Booth sd Sam B Simon B & William B. Whereas WB died before full age
of 21 - share among living sons.
Whereas ths said Sarah Fisher Claims her equal part by virtue of her father’s
will
Now Sarah Fisher for 5/- sells to George Booth & Samuel Gravett Booth her
share in 35 A in Vere, S on John Harris dcd & Thomas Wait dcd, E on John on
John Benson N on sd William Booth dcd & W on Jonathan Facey &
was the home of sd George Booth elder dcd

Bequests:
To son Thomas: 20 acres in Wilkwood: E on Richd Muie, S S&W on Mr Thomas
Roberts & N on Rodger Jacks; also a “shill” & full barr to estate. (deed
17/206 from the Downers).
to Dau Eliza Vodry: 19 ¾ acres in Mccary Bay in Vere, E on William Beck, N on
Richard Schofield & Wm Ibent, W on George Lee, S on Jno Crop.
To wife Jane ¼ of land at Camps Savannah or Bay of McCary (Camps Savanna on
West bank of Rio Minho) bounding on Wm Beck Raines Waite esq Mr Jno Harris
Mr Jno Ashley Sr Thomas Lynch & Commoners abt 500 acres together with ¼ of
500 acres in Clarendon Greaze? Ridge W on Mr Jno Moore & sother upon
Pinders River East on Capt Rule and N on unsurveyed (Pat 9/124 & 119
refer). (John Moore has land at Greazy Ridge, which fits).
To Jane negroes, horse & other domestic items
To Jane 100 acres for her to sell if needed S on Mr Ashly, N on Sir Thomas
Lynch and rest on my land.
Remainder in Clarendon & Vere except “one negro boy names Essex which was
given to my Uncle George by his grand mother Mrs Jane ??? (Warren)” to sons
George Samuel Simon and Wm when 21. If they all die, to Jane, if she dies, to
Thomas & Eliza.
To Daughter Sarah when 15, £200, £50 from each of sons.
5 children to be brought up on plantation charge.

Son George & Wife Jane as Execs.

2nd wife Jane
Jane died aft 1714 when she and her son Henry had dealings – see later under
Henry. If the assumed connections are correct, she died after son Henry
(1738/9). If so, she must have been an old lady having been born before about
1670, but by no means impossible. Son Henry referred to her as “honoured
mother”, implying some age.
Jane Booth confirmed a sale to Joseph Dunston, by a private act of Jamaica in
1707. No further details[273].

Mary Downer’s probable brother John left his will in 1702, mentioning his wife
Rebecca. An earlier will of 1665 by Robert Downer mentions his son John Downer:
it is possible that this was Mary’s father if he died young, or grand father.
John & Rebecca’s sons, George & Henry Downer were guardians to George
Booth, son of George who married Milborough Downer, dau of John Downer &
Rebecca (will 1701), son of Capt George.

The probability is that John Downer (will 1701) and Mary, 1st wife
of GB2, were siblings and the issue of Robert Downer, will of 1665.

PR: 21/2/1668-9, John Downer Married Rebecca Smart, St Catherine.
LDS has many progeny.

Robert Downer – 1666

1/15-8 dated 7 November, 4/1/1665-6
Sick.
All estate to wife Dyana Downer
Except 1 horse named Jake to son John
After wife’s decease,
60 acres belonging to my plantation to son John Downer
20 acres to Susanna Ginge
20 acres to Elizabeth Downer
Lands at Hilliard’s to be divided between them.

Probably daughter of an earlier
wife, maybe Mary Downer.
In father’s 1702 will, as a married woman.
Thus born no later than 1785, but probably before 1781 as not referred to as
under 21 in 1702.
to Dau Eliza Vodry: 19 ¾ acres in Mccary Bay in Vere, E on William Beck, N on
Richard Schofield & Wm Ubent, W on George Lee, S on Jno Crop.

(<21 1702), Born aft 1681, but
not long as he was an executor of his father’s will.
Wife Rebecca Mayne, daughter of John (and probably Elizabeth) Mayne,
born 20/8/1694[276].
Elizabeth probably remarried John Rhodon.
Rebecca was 21 on 20/8/1715 from a deed.

Issue:
Jane Booth, 1715
Elizabeth Booth, b 1718.

He inherited 1/3 of father’s residual estate with Samuel & Simon (William
dies early), most or all of which he sold in the following ten years or so. The
transactions confirm him to be the son of GB2.

He seems to be the only known George Booth at this time of the right sort of
age and for the tenuous reason of his taking action against his brothers, and
must this have been an awkward customer, this may have been him! He was
probably short of money at this moment.

In 25/11/1713, he took action[277]
against brothers to get his share of father’s estate. Then in 1714 he &
Wife Rebecca for £205 sold to Peter Gravett 59¾ acres mostly woodland N on Col
Edward Collier, S on Samuel Booth, W on heirs of Joseph Dunston, E on sd Peter
Gravett & NW on Sir Thomas Lynch. A plat is on the wills file.
At about the same time, he sold 22 ¾ acres to Peter Gravett[278].
He also took out mortgage with Peter Gravett on some slaves at the same time.
This land was probably George’s ¼ share of his father’s Camps Savanna land
acquired from Wallascott, and bounds on his brother Samuel’s share.

About the same time, he was sued for debts by various traders George Booth was
sued[279]
by various traders for debts in 1713/4, (as well as a John Booth, probably of
Capt George family); they were a couple of planters and a shopkeeper. The total
was £J157 (about £30000 in 2012). These preceded his actions against his
brothers by a few weeks, and were probably in fact concurrent. Speculatively,
these actions may have been precipitated by the resolution of his father’s
will.

In 1713[280]
he and his wife Rebecca, one of the daus & coheirs of John Mayne dcd of
Vere sell to Robert Cargill of Vere gent, for £300, 29 acres NE on Rio Mino SE
on Thomas Cargill W on Elizabeth Mayne & now wife of John Rhodon NW on Richard
Cargill esq. This must have been Rebecca’s dower.

In a deed[281]
in August 1714, George & Rebecca sold 2 plots of land in Vere of 75 and 22¾
acres, part of the Wallascott purchase by his father for £100 to Jane Booth,
planter of Vere & her son Henry, 1st pcl 75a bounded E on Samuel &
Simon Booth, W on heirs of Joseph Dunston dcd, N on Simon Booth, & S on
Henry Lord; 2nd pcl cont 22¾ acres E on Simon Booth S on Jane Booth E on John
Morant esq, SW on George Booth. This deed
This looks as though the land was going to George’s youngest brother.

In 1718, he completed the
dispersal of most of his land inherited from hisd father when he and Rebecca
sold[286]
to Robert Fisher, gent of Vere 1/3 of the 500 acres of land granted[287] to his father, George
Booth junr, on the north side of Pindars River.

In 1725, a George Booth of Vere sells[288]
a small piece of land in Vere to Francis Byfield, a free negro on the East bank
of the River Mino and south in the King’s Rd.
A George Booth, gent of St James, sells[289]
in 1729 an adjacent 10 acres of land in Vere to Mary Macey, bounding west of
Francis Byfield and S on the King’s road.
The same George Booth of St James sells[290]
in 1729 for J£99 his share of 200 acres of land between the Milk River and
Savanna, making it between the Round Hill and the river. This deed refers to a
writ of partition in 1711 between Thomas, Simon, George & John Booth.

This probably him buying land in St James.
George Booth from Jonathan Bennet
78/53 dated 29/6/1728 ent 26/8/1728

Jonathan Bennet of St J for J£80
from George Booth, 95 acres N on Rocks W on William Fox & unsurveyed, E on
Michael Thwait and the White Gutt.

Probably the son of GB2 who moved
to St James.

No indication of his fate, although there is a will of 1734 for George Booth,
Joiner of St C, will 1734, but this is probably not him as no children are
mentioned. He probably faded into obscure poverty, a view reinforced by his
daughter, Elizabeth being probably the one brought up by Samuel Booth, his
brother.

There is a Thomas Booth of St James, admon re Chancery Court case in 1771.

Brothers & Sister tie his will to this Samuel.
Probably this Samuel with the Fisher connection (brother-in-law):

1723[291],
Samuel Booth mortgaged 3 slaves, 30 cattle 28 sheep 1 horse
for 3 years, for £240 from John Fisher, a planter of Vere, probably his brother
in law.

In January 1724[292], Samuel & Rebecca
sold 230¼ acres of savanna land in Vere to Jeremiah Downer, probably his
brother in law, a planter of Vere, for £80, N on Capt Fisher, Capt Thomas
Cargill & John Morant esq S Simon Booth E John Morant esq W on Simon &
William Booth. This is similar to land sold by brother George to Jane &
Henry in 1714, and probably the remains of the Wellascott purchase.

Later in 1724,
Thomas Taylby to Samuel?? Booth
72/119 dated 16/6/1724 ent 2/9/1724
Thomas Taylby for £60 from Samuel Booth for 100 acres part of 300 (should be
500 a, copy text probably wrong) acres S on U/S & Pinders River, E Hammond
Rule, W on John Moore, but if Samuel Booth holds the ten acres in Vere, this one
does not happen.

Niece Elizabeth Booth who lived with him – no indication of who she was, but
must have been daughter of one of his brothers, who died before their wills.
The most likely one would have been his brother George’s daughter, born 1718,
especially as her father sounds unreliable from his transactions.

George Booth from Mary Dixey – 1744
122/173 dated 16/1/1744-5 ent 31/1/1744-5
Mary Dixey widow of Kingston
Whereas Henry Grey late of Vere planter by deed gave Thomas Browne & his
wife Ann, dau of Henry Grey 20 acres in Vere part of a larger run of Henry
Grey’s N on land formerly of Henry Grey now Samuel Booth, E on land of george
L? now of Tristam Ratcliffe, S formerly of Thomas Sutton now of Simon Booth, W
on formerly Henry Grey now Simon Booth.
Whereas Sd Thomas Browne and Ann his wife had kids Henry, Richard, &
Frances Browne & Frances Browne married Richard Mann of Kingston
bricklayer.
Mary Dixey buys the land of the Browne kids
Know ye that I Mary Dixey ... for 5/- from loving kinsmen George Booth & Samuel
Gravett Booth sons of Samuel Booth late of Vere dcd

2/4. George Booth, b aft 1715
alive 1754

Inherited ½ his father’s
residual estate.
His mother Rebecca appeared to have blocked George making any claim on her
estate by leaving him 5 shillings. She made provision for the upkeep of his
children, as did John Gall (1760) so he was probably a bad lot!

Married Priscilla, probably daughter of John Gall.
Possibly the sister of John Gall, by inference from his will[297] of 1759-60.
John Gall in his will made provision for Jane Vesey Booth to live in his house
until she was 14 or married. He also made small bequests to Priscilla &
John & Henry.
Issue (Wills of mother Rebecca Booth & John Gall):
3/1. Jane Vesey Booth (ref wills of Rebecca Booth 1754 & John Gall 1760)

B aft 1746.
b 16/8/1748, ch 28/11/1748. PR Vere
Left £J400 by John Gall in 1760 when reaching age 14.
Left £J200 by grand mother Rebecca when 21 or married.
Probably married Peter Clark 4/2/1768, Vere[298]

4/2. William Wright Booth, ch
Vere 24/1/1777 of JGB
4/3. John Gall Booth, ch Vere, 13/7/1780 of John Gall Booth
For the John Gall Booth descent, see at the end of this section.

3/4. Henry Booth

This series of baptisms possibly continue from the grandchildren in Rebecca’s
will, but seem a long breeding period. The baptismal dates are all after
Rebecca’s will date, but some are before its probate.

For 5/- from Henry Booth, John Read sells to Henry Booth (in trust for Ann Read
wife of sd John Read party to these presents) a negro woman & child
Quasheba & Patience. For Ann’s life and then to the children by John Read.
Ann dau of Samuel, son of GB2: Henry would be her uncle.

Simon Booth to Thomas Taylby
72/101 dated 21/4/1724 ent 27/7/1724
Simon Booth & Rebecca of Vere & Thomas Taylby of Clarendon.
Simon Booth sells to Thomas Taylby his share of the 500 acres of Pindars River
land. For £250.
This must be son of George Booth 2nd, who was granted the Pindars River 500
acres.

Simon Booth from Thomas Sanderson
74/218 30/3/1727
Thomas Sanderson planter of Vere & wife Mary 1st part & Simon Booth OSP
2nd part,
Sd Thomas Sanderson part to this ind & wife Catherine in 30/9/1718 sold to
Ralph Rippon & John Ashley of Vere 616 acres of land at Salt Savannah N on
Thomas Jackson, a minor, E on Joshua Tennant, W on Varney Philp, S on David
Gabey? And George Pattinson a minor, a mortgate with Moses Sanego £126. Thomas
Sanderson did not pay up by 1719. Thomas Sanderson sold the land to Simon
Booth. This voids the deed of mortgage with Ralph Rippon.

Kingston December 13 1781:
Run Away, a young mulatto man named John, he learned hairdressing from Mr
Dewdsney in this town, and attended his master, Lieut Simon Booth,
formerly of the parish of Vere, on the Expedition to the Spanish Main; he endeavours
to pass as a free man, under the pretence of having a manumission form his late
master, and it is supposed he may attempt to get off the Island. All persons
whatsoever are cautioned against employing him; and it is requested, if he is
seen by anyone who knows him, that they will lodge him in any gaol, or get him
sent if taken in Vere, to the Hon Hercey Barrett, or if in either
Kingston of its neighbourhood, to Edward Ledwich, who will reward them for
their trouble (Jamaica Royal Gazette, V142-5, P24).
This Edward Ledwich may have been the husband of Mary, daughter of George
Booth, son of capt George Booth.

A reference in the will of George Booth (g/s of surveyor George) to lands he
had bought from Benjamin Millikin and Thomas Bond and which were purchased by
them from Samuel Booth and Mary his wife and Thomas Wilson and Lydia his wife
called “Millikin’s”
the first of the two pieces of land containing 320 acres
bounding to the lands of Robert Richard Suggin?? to the east
to the Lands of Lady Hine? to the south and west
and then to the King’s Highway there towards the north.
Probably this Samuel & Mary.

Sketch Pedigrees of Some of the Early Settlers in Jamaica
By Noel B. Livingston: (Google books & Archive.org), P 19.
Booth V Booth
Bill filed 2 July 1766:
Samuel Booth = Mary = 2nd George Booth
Of Vere Esq of Vere Esq
Died 1760
Of 1st m issue:
Simon Booth & Elinor Booth who M Thomas Harcy Barrett
George Booth was a Member of the Assembly for the Parish of Vere 1745,49,59,61.
TH Barrett was a Member for Vere 1773 & a member of the council 1775.

A possibility:
Simon Booth to John Francis Burton – 1774
282/129 Dated 4/9/1774 Ent 6/12/1776
Ind btw
Simon Booth jun of Vere planter
John Francis Burton of St E carpenter
Simon Booth for £110 sells a negro man to John Francis Burton.
James Hercey Barrett signed as well as exec.

Was this the Simon Booth, looks a bit old to be Ensign in 1780?

San Juan Expedition

Wikipedia & Kemble Papers[308].
A Simon Booth was a member of the Jamaica Volunteers, initially as an Ensign,
later Lieutenant (17 May 1780), under Bigadeer General Kemble, and is listed as
having died “on the Expedition to St John’s Harbour” (probably on Lake
Nicaragua).

After Spain entered the American Revolutionary War in 1779, Major-General John
Dalling, the governor of Jamaica, proposed a military expedition against the
Spanish province of Nicaragua, belonging then to the Captaincy General of
Guatemala, a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The main objective of
the expedition was to capture the town of Granada, effectively cutting Spanish
America in half and giving Great Britain access to the Pacific Ocean.

The San Juan Expedition took place between March and November 1780 during the
American War of Independence when a British force under the command of John
Polson and Captain Horatio Nelson landed on the coast of the present-day
Nicaragua, with the aim of sailing up the San Juan River to capture the
strategically crucial towns of Granada and León, located on the northwestern
shore of Lake Nicaragua.

Despite an initial success in the capture of the Fortress of the Immaculate
Conception, Polson's force never reached Lake Nicaragua and, decimated by
yellow fever, was forced to return to Jamaica. The campaign ended in total
failure and cost the lives of more than 2,500 men, making it the costliest
British disaster of the entire war.

Born aft 1781, in father’s will.
Died bef 1714. No further information.
¼ of father’s residual estate with Samuel, Simon & George
Probably deceased by 1714 court actions[312].
Deed[313]
of 1718 states one of George Booth jnr’s sons died before age of 21 & his
share went to other 3.

Born aft 1687 (father’s will),
abt 1696 from burial.
Interest in GB’s estate re deeds in 1725[314].
In brother Samuel’s will of 1733 described as Sarah Fisher.
From brother Henry’s will 1738-9, probably married John Fisher (ref land from
John & Sarah Fisher).
John Fisher dead by 1741 when Sarah transferred 25 acres to George[315].

George Booth from Sarah Fisher – 1745
125/102 dated 17/8/1745 ent 15//1/1745-6
Ind btw Sarah Fisher of Vere widow & dau of GB snr late of Vere planter dcd
one part and other part George Booth & Samuel Gravett Booth minors and sons
of Samuel Booth late of Vere dcd.
Whereas late George Booth in will dated 18 Sept 1702 left R&R to 4 sons
George Booth sd Sam B Simon B & William B. Whereas WB died before full age
of 21 - share among living sons.
Whereas ths said Sarah Fisher Claims her equal part by virtue of her father’s
will
Now Sarah Fisher for 5/- sells to George Booth & Samuel Gravett Booth her
share in 35 A in Vere, S on John Harris dcd & Thomas Wait dcd, E on John on
John Benson N on sd William Booth dcd & W on Jonathan Facey & was the
home of sd George Booth elder dcd
Wit Simon Booth jnr & John Reid.

Daughters of GB3 have Sarah Booth as sponsor in 1715, and Sarah Fisher in 1718,
so married between these dates.
Sarah Fisher buried Vere 6/12/1768, aged 72
A John Fisher B 20/11/1713, ch Vere 23/12/1713 of Thomas & Sarah (PR). No
marriage found.
Also found:
2/1. George Fisher, son of John & Sarah, b 8/9/1717, ch 30 Inst,

spon Simon Booth, Vere PR.
Probably married Elizabeth from conveyance of 25 acres in Vere from mother
Sarah in 1741

He is referred to as Henry jnr in deeds of the 1730’s, often associated with
his mother, Jane. His half brother Thomas’s son appears to have been called
Henry snr.

Henry was not mentioned in George Booth 2’s will, but it seems that this Henry
was a late son of George 2 & Jane, born after the drafting of George’s
will: maybe even posthumously, making him born btw 1704-5.
In his will of 1738/9, he refers to his “honoured” mother Jane (still living,
but probably about 70), who will look after his children (all under 21 in
1738). He also refers to brother Simon (Samuel already dead), nephews Henry
Booth Fisher, (son of Sarah Fisher) & John Fisher and Thomas, son of Henry
Booth – it is not clear who this could have been, but was probably the son of
his nephew Henry, son of brother Thomas.

Samuel Booth in his will of 1733, refers to his brother Henry.
From his inventory, he was a well off planter.

Wife Mary who probably died at the birth of the twin girls in 1738. She must
have been Mary Bonny:
Vere PR: Mary Bonny, dau of William & Thoma... (as in PR) B 7/1/1707, ch
4/4/1707. (mother in law Tamazen Bonny)
In his will, he refers to Elizabeth Savoury. From a deed[316] in 1738, he was an
executor of Thomasina Bonny late of Vere, whose daughter was then Elizabeth
Savary of St James; Thomasina’s will dated 26/8/1726. No sign of Elizabeth in
the PR’s. In this deed, Henry gives Elizabeth £160 in settlement of the £80
bequeathed in Thomasina’s will.

1714 Transactions[317]
Dated 30/7/1714:
Jane Booth widow of Vere for love & affection & £10 pa for her natural
life, lets to son Henry Booth 1 negro woman, 2 horses, 5 new sheep, 8 head of
neat cattle.
Dated 7/8/1714
Jane & son Henry buy land from George (wf Rebecca), son of George Booth,
planter, late of Vere, being part of the land bought by the late George from
Francis Wellascott; 1st pcl 75a bounded E on Samuel & Simon Booth, W on
heirs of Joseph Dunston dcd, N on Simon Booth, & S on Henry Lord; 2nd
pcl cont 22¾ acres E on Simon Booth S on Jane Booth E on John Morant esq, SW on
GB.
The assumption being that this was Henry’s brother. As Henry was not mentioned
in George 2’s will, he probably did not inherit any land from his father, hence
the transaction between him and his mother.

Henry Booth jnr from John Read – 1737
101/149 new Dated 21/3/1737, Ent 20/5/1737
John Read of Vere planter & Henry Booth of Vere planter
For 5/- from Henry Booth, John Read sells to Henry Booth (in trust for Ann Read
wife of sd John Read party to these presents) a negro woman & child
Quasheba & Patience. For Ann’s life and then to the children by John Read.
Ann dau of Samuel, son of GB3: Henry would be her uncle.

Henry Booth from Elizabeth Savary
104/36 dated 15/5/1738 ent 3/4/1739
Elizabeth Savary spin of St James dau of Thomassin Bonny late of Vere wid dcd,
Henry Booth exec of will of Thomassin Bonny,
Henry Booth gives Elizabeth Savary £160 in settlement of £80 left her by Thomassin
Bonny in will of 26/8/1726.
WRIGHT01 Henry, son of GB2

In his will[318]
of 1738-9:
His “honoured mother” Jane, life use of his house and 11 acres to maintain her
and his, Henry’s, children, and then to son Henry.
Mother in law Tomazin Bonny (by then dead)
Son Henry Booth:
3 parcells of land in Vere:
40 acres patented by Jane & Henry Booth. (pat 1-16F67)
50 acres bought from John & Sarah Fisher.

Crop accounts[319] for 1742 filed by Simon
Booth, executor and mention Jane Booth having income from stock sales for
household maintenance and of the children. £188/2/6 for 1742, incl £54 for
cotton.
E.G.: 8 Weather Sheep to John Reid at £1-10 each the proceeds whereof were
given to Mrs Jane Booth for house use towards the maintenance of the Children
of the said Henry Booth Decd as per his rec't.

Inventory[320]:
Henry Booth – dated 23/8/1738.
Of Vere, planter
Shown by Simon Booth, acting Exec
£2951/9/9
Includes about 45 slaves, sundry stock and timber, and several debts from:
A bond under the hand and seal of Matthew & William Jackson dated the 12th
September 1738 for the sum of £78-12-6 a payment being made & principal
& interest due thereon to the 10th October last abt which time the demanded
debt £74/16/3
One ditto under the hand and seal of Thomas Booth dated the 23rd December 1737
for the sum of £80 a payment being made Principal and interest due thereon to
ditto £86/10/11
One ditto under the hand and seal of George Manning dated the 12th February
1738 for the sum of £8? Principal and interest due thereon to ditto £86/13/11
One ditto from Jonathan Rynger? Dated 5th October 1739 for the sum of £43/14/3
A note of hand from Philemon Dixon for £48 still remaining £21/14/9
3000 ft of dark board at £8/1000 £21 and 300 ft of mahogany ditto at 1-10/100
4-10 the whole amounts to £24/10/0.

Was this the Sarah Booth who
married Henry Goulburn 27/4/1754, she a spinster (Vere PR)?

2/2. Henry Booth, PR has 2:

Most probable:
Vere 7/6/1735 of Henry & Mary.
Left land in Vere.

2/3. Johanna Booth
2/4. Jane Beck Booth

Spinster Married Thomas
Blinshall Vere 14/8/1756 (PR).

2/5. Tamazen Roberts Booth

Married, 1st, Edward
Goulbourne 7/10/1752, Vere, she a spinster (PR – Thomasina Roberts). In spite
of the spelling, this must be the same individual[321].
No relevant Goulbourne issue Vere, St C, Clarendon
Married, 2nd, Ennis Reid (who appears as a witness at several
baptisms), Vere 5/4/1768, she a widow.
Ennis Reid sold land by George Booth about 1750
Ennis probably buried Vere, 11/11/1771 aged 52.
Within the wills, there was a variation in spelling of Tamazen.
No relevant Reid issue.

Land at Withywood (as described in George’s (1702/5) will adjoining Thomas
Roberts) left to him by father George – this provides the link from George to
Thomas.

Thomas Booth to Jeremiah Downer
date 4/1/1708-9 ent 20/4/1710 45/190
Patent 34/79, 7/11/1684, 3365 acres to Robert Varney on FCD Booth.
2600 pat on behalf of the inhabitants of Vere & held in common
deed 31/10/1708 ½ to Thomas Booth & wife Mary & they sell to Jeremiah
Downer the half for £10.

1714 Deed[322]
John Booth to Thomas Booth 1714
51/64-81, Ent 11/8/1714, dated 1/8/1714
(Assumed Thomas Booth died 1729)
John Booth of Vere planter, & Thomas Booth snr of Vere planter, all land of
John Booth share agreement for 80 years, 1st 3 to Thomas Booth to
work it, next 8 shared etc.

1714 Mortgage[323]:
As Thomas snr, carpenter of Vere & his wife Mary, took out mortgage with
John Morant for £144 at 10% pa for 3 years on 23 slaves. This is the correct
one, carpenter & then millwright at death.

Left his land:
To son Henry land at Withywood adjoining Thomas Roberts – this was land left to
him by his father.
To sons Thomas & Benjamin lands & Plantations in St John lately
purchased from Mr Brice Grey. No deed found 5/2013.

At some time, probably in the 1720’s Thomas acquired some land in Red Hills in
St John from Joseph Albeatha. This was subject of a further mortgage agreement[324] in 1739
Btw Joseph Abeatha planter of St C & wife Rachel & Henry Booth snr
& Thomas Booth snr & Thomas Booth both of Vere, millwrights
Joseph Abeatha takes out mortgage for J£150 on 100a land at Red Hills in St
John formerly purchased by Thomas Booth father of Thomas Booth & Henry
Booth (party to these presents) and lately conveyed by them to Joseph Abeatha.
Due 1743, but signed off Thomas Booth’s share in 18/11/1742 & Thomas Booth
exec to Henry Booth 3/9/1745.

In the body of deed, reference is always to Henry Booth & Thomas Booth, no
mention of Thomas Booth snr; they must be the brothers and sons of Thomas Booth
snr, son of GB2. Thomas snr had died by the time of this deed, and Henry snr
also died about early 1743. There is no record of the initial conveyance by
Joseph to Thomas snr.

From Will[325],
1725-9.
of St Catherine, millwright...
I give my daughter Mary Booth at 21 or day of marriage one negro boy named
Fortune and two negro girls named Asinder and Sillinder
Each of my sons Henry, Thomas, and Benjamin Booth to pay her fifty pounds
I give to my wife Mary Booth all the rest and residue of my estate real and
personal during her widowhood provided she maintains and brings up my daughter
Mary Booth off the produce of the estate is 21 or marriage
I bequeath to my son Henry Booth my Withywood land joining to Thomas Roberts
I give unto my sons Thomas Booth and Benjamin Booth all that my land and
plantation in the parish of St Johns which I lately bought from Mr Brice Gray I
give to all my sons and daughter all my neat cattle and stock and penn lands to
be equally divided between them
All the rest of my estate I give to my three sons Henry Thomas and Benjamin
Booth
my wife Mary Booth sole executrix during her widowhood and no longer...
12th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and twenty five.
Witnesses Wellin James, Richard Hoy Robert Mills
Proved 11th day of September 1729 by Wellin James.

His inventory[326]
of 13 December 1729 is on file, with, inter alia, 23 slaves, carpenter’s tools
to a total of £1257

Mary Booth will of 1737-9[327]
Full Copy held
.... Mary Booth of St Catherine’s being in health of body...
I give unto my beloved son Henry Booth one negro man named Jupiter
I give unto my well beloved son Thomas Booth three negroes named Phiscbo George
Hamlet
I give to my grandson James Thomas Jackson one negro woman names Qubah &
her childe Meriah
Item I give unto my beloved grand daughter Ann Mary Booth one negro girl named
Cloe
All the rest of my estate I give to my son Thomas Booth & grand daughter
Anna Mary Booth
I Do appoint my son Thomas Booth executor of this my last Will and
testament.... this 27th Day of November anno dominy one thousand seven hundred
and thirty seven.
The mark of Mary Booth
Wit Samuel Truslor, John James, Matthew Westerway.

I Mary Booth do make this codicil... the negroes given to my grandson William
Thomas Jackson will not be in the possession of Thomas Jackson his father but
shall be hired out to my son Thomas Booth my executor .. and the money thereby
arising shall be kept my said son till my grandson shall arrive at the age of
twenty one years and in case my said son Thomas Booth should die I do hereby
lease the same forever to my son Henry Booth for my said grand son ... 27
November 1737.

Appeared 5th day of April 1739 .. Samuel Trusler

The bequest to daughter Mary was the subject of several deeds in 1740 between
her sons, Heny & Thomas and son-in-law, Thomas Jackson ensuring that the
negroes concerned be placed in trust for Thomas William Jackson.

Thomas Booth & George Roberts – 1718
57/131 Date 6/10/1718 Ent 10/10/1718.
Thomas Booth jnr of Vere Carpenter £8 sells to George Roberts planter of Vere
5.5 acres in Clarendon, N on George Booth minor, NE on Phillip Roberts, all
round elsewhere on barren mtns.
This might be the Varney land bought by George snr in 1686 or part of the
Downer land sold to GB2.

Thomas Booth owned a house in town (Spanish Town?) which was built by Jacob
Cohen Delon under a lease. (ref brother Henry’s will)

Named in a mortgage agreement with his brother Henry which also mentioned their
father, Thomas.

Maybe ours:
Thomas Booth to Robert Mills – 1744
122/109 dated 13/6/1744 ent 25/10/1744
Thomas Booth planter of St C, Robert Mills of St C gent
Whereas William Parker senr Mary his wife Robert Millas and Jane his wife by
ind 12/6/1744 sell to Thomas Booth land in St jago sold to Robert Mills by
George Wray of Bristol.
Ind sells land back to Robert Mills for 5/-

(Thomas only, <21 in 1727-9)
She married Thomas Jackson (ref brother Thomas’s will 1747, but was probably
dead by then). She had died by April 1740, predeceasing her mother, when
several deeds[329]
set out her husband relinquishing any claim he might have had on some negroes
left to her by her father and for them to be placed in trust for their son
Thomas William Jackson until 21. Her mother, Mary in a codicil stipulates these
negroes should be hired out for her benefit and not come into the possession of
Thomas Jackson.

George Booth from Thomas Jackson – 1741
109/168 dated 23/6/1741, ent 16/9/1741
Thomas Jackson planter of Vere, GB esq of Vere
Thomas Jackson for £57 from George Booth sells 57½ acres in Salt Savanna N on
John Golding, W on William Jackson, S on John Morant & William Pusey and E
on Thomas Jackson
This was probably George Booth b 1707-69, g/s of Capt George as GB3 seems to
have moved to St James in the late 1720’s.

Father’s will left her 3 negroes when 21 or married. According to her brother
Thomas’s will, there was a problem with this bequest, maybe because she
predeceased her mother, Mary (there is no mention of her in Mary’s will).
Mother Mary left 3 negroes to son Thomas which were probably the 3 bequeathed
to dau Mary in her father’s will. Son/brother Thomas makes provision in his
will to make this bequest good.
Grandchild William Thomas Jackson in widow Mary’s will of 1739

G/mother Mary left him one negro woman names Qubah & her childe Meriah.
The negroes from grandmother will not be in the possession of Thomas Jackson
his father but shall be hired out to my son Thomas Booth my executor .. and the
money thereby arising shall be kept till William Thomas shall arrive at the age
of twenty one years and in case my said son Thomas Booth should die I do hereby
lease the same forever to my son Henry Booth for my said grand son

Referred to as senior in deeds of the 1730’s, making him older than his
father’s youngest half brother, Henry, son of Jane. This becomes clear from a
mortgage deed in 1739[331]
which included his father Thomas snr and his brother Thomas, the dates of the
signing off tie in with the death of this Henry.

Of St Catherine, millwright.
The millwright trade ran from Henry’s father, Thomas.
John Gall (will 1759-60) also a millwright.

Son of Thomas Booth, will 1725/9: Thomas specifically names G/dau Anna Mary in
his will & Anna Mary in Henry’s will, and in Thomas 2 son of Thomas, &
brother of this Henry.
Henry Booth (Uncle, son of George 2, will of 1738/9) refers to him in his will
as an executor.

Left by mother Mary Booth one negro man named Jupiter.
Mother Mary (will 1739) – she left him a negro.

Died between 11/1742 & 6/1743.

He was a well off man judging by his inventory, and seemed to play fair with
his family as shown by the complications of ensuring that his daughter Anna
Maria got her negroes etc inherited from her grand mother
He makes a proviso in his will relating to the expenses incurred when Thomas
Parker, his “son-in-law” lived with him. It is probable that he was a son of
his (2nd) wife Sarah.

Wife Sarah in will, Sarah Booth buried 23/3/1760, St C. From the parish
records, he must have been married to Mary before, who probably died around the
birth of twin daughters in 1738. This view is reinforced by the mention of
“what was her (Sarah’s) own estate” in his will.
On the tenuous evidence of a son Peter Gravet Booth (b 1730), it may be that
Mary was a daughter of Peter Gravet: a Peter Gravet was ch St Andrew 26/3/1676
of Gilbert & Jane Gravet. Peter Gravet appears in an inventory for Benjamin
Booth in 1722.

A Sarah Booth also died aged 90 in November 1794, from Jamaica Gazette
29/11/1794 (JFS).

Land:
Land in Camps Savannah called Bensons. (Camp Savannah, inland from coast west
of Dry River – Senex 1715 map).
Craskell has several Booth plots adjoining Fisher & Gravett on the south
side of Camps Hill

Inherited land at Withewood from father.
Also some land in Town, left plot to Sarah for a house next to his brother
Thomas’s.
Mentions land in St Dorothy to wife Sarah in case of death of all children: E
on Coll Charles Price N on John Cope Freeman

Henry Booth from Thomas Sanderson - 1727

75/49, dated 19/5/1727, ent 5/8/1727.

Thomas Sanderson & Mary his wife of Westmoreland for £15
from Henry Booth of Vere, 4 1/2 acres in Vere, N on John Shuttleworth, E on
River Mino, S on Thomas Wait, W on land of Thomas Sanderson, being ½ of 9 acres
purchased by Thomas Sanderson of Thomas Paulfreeman

Henry Booth senior to William Duxey
77/172 dated 30 May 1729 ent 5/6 1729
Henry Booth & Mary his wife of Kingston William Dixey, carpenter.For £70
from William Duxey for one negro woman and her 2 children

Henry Booth to Martha Chaddock – 1731
87/92 dated 16/2/1730-1 ent 20/3/1731
Henry Booth of St C housewright & Mary his wife & Martha Chaddock
mantua maker of Kingston
For J£100 to H&MB a lot W on East St on Charles Long, SE on Chalres Filton,
8th lot N from Barry St.
This must be Henry snr, son of Thomas, son of GB2: of St C, housewright (later
millwright).

Named in a mortgage agreement[332]
with his brother Thomas which also mentioned their father, Thomas.

In 1741, Henry Booth (the elder of St Catherine, gent) dealt[333] in 24¾ acres of land,
originally given by the Downers to his grandfather, GB2 jnr, and eventually
inherited by Henry. The first transaction was a sale and buy back to one
Charles Pescod on the 12th & 13th May 1741. On the 29th,
he sold it to Thomas Roberts for J£300.
“Henry Booth elder of St C gent & Charles Pescod otp gent
Whereas John Downer and wife Rebecca 209/9/1686 gave to George Booth jnr &
Mary 24 ¾ acres then in George Booth’s possession E on Richard Maw jnr W on sd
John Downer, S on Philip Roberts N on George Rickets. Henry Booth grandson of
George Booth and eventual heir
Henry Booth sells to Charles Pescod for 5/-. Charles Pescod to return it to
Henry Booth”

Henry Booth from Rachel Priddie – 1741
111/9 dated 6/6/1740 ent 31/8/1741
Rachel Priddie widow & relict of Henry Priddie of Vere, Henry Booth of St C
millwright
Rachel Priddie lets to Henry Booth 54 acres & 2 rods in former Clarendon
now Vere Milk Savanna NE Alex Henderson esq, W on a gully, S on John Turner, SE
on road leading from Leeward to Spanish Town E on a road from Poris to Milkward
and taken out of the land of the above John Turner. Also 106 acres in Little
Carpenters Mountains NE Humphrey Stiles, SE & SW on Thomas Marchant, SE
& S on Raines Wait W on Rocky land Nly on Alex Woods in the possession of
Humphrey Manning for 17 years at £55 pa
In 1804, Turners shown to the west of the Milk River, the 1st parcel
was probably where the road south towards the mouth of the Milk river on its
west side from the north meets the old south coast road to the west on the
shore.

I give to my wife Sarah Booth:
all of her estate of what kind soever that was her own property together with a
tea chest and silver spoons belonging to it
Also a looking glass also a Spanish Elm bedstead and one feather bed and also
her choice of my books (except the great bible)
also the sum of forty five pounds to be paid to her eighteen months after my
decease to buy her a horse and saddle
my riding horse called Wellin horse also a cow and heifer calf marked HB also a
filly marked HB
and also the use of my dwelling house in Spanish Town during her widowhood

I give to my son Peter Gravitt Booth all that my parcel of land near Camps
Savannah in the parish of Vere called Bensons.
All the rest of my estate both real and personal (which I now have or may
hereafter purchase) I give to my three sons Peter Gravitt Booth Thomas Henry
Booth and Henry Booth as they severally arrive at twenty one years

I will that my heirs or executors shall not come upon Thomas Parker my son in
law for any expenses for his maintenance during the time he lived with me
And I give to my son in law Thomas Parker five pounds to buy him a filly

twentieth day of November anno domini one thousand seven hundred and forty two
Wits John Chambers jun John Peeke Peter Peeke
... Codicil
I declare that the cattle within given to my daughter Anna Mary Booth to be the
cattle that was her property and were given to her by her grandmother Mary
Booth and that she shall have no other of mine and that the negro Obbah given
her in my within will be to her and her heirs forever ..
Item it is my will .. that my dwelling house in Town be immediately finished as
soon as possible after my decease
Item I give devise and bequeath to my wife Sarah Booth fifty foot in front and
sixty foot in depth of my land in Town which land is to be next adjoining to
the house that was my brother Thomas Booth’s which house was built by Jacob
Cohen Delon who had a lease of the said land from my brother
Item in case of the death of all my children I then devise and bequeath to my
said wife Sarah Booth twenty five acres of farm land in the parish of St
Dorothy binding easterly on Coll Charles Price and northerly on John Cope
Freeman ... 20 November 1742

Inventory[335]:
June 1743
Shown by Sarah & Thomas Booth (execs, wife & brother) £1726/1/10½. He
was described as Senior – there is no doubt that this is the correct inventory
by the executors and being a millwright, but only other Henry about was his
son, then aged only about 7.
Silver spoons not mentioned – sliver as a weight only.
His inventory shows him with property in St Catherine’s with an amount of
livestock and 33 slaves and had debtors of over £200, including Thomas Jackson,
husband of his sister Mary.

AM09/06
Not found in PR – assumed to be an early child.
Born bef abt 1729, but aft 1725 (not in grandfather’s will).
Married Francis Wright, St Catherine, 30 October 1749, he of St Elizabeth, she
of St Catherine (Ann Maria), burPR 31/1/1754 St Catherine.

Legacy from father Henry:
the sum of forty pounds in lieu of her cattle by me killed and sold and also
two cows a steer and a calf
(provided she lives virtuously and in good credit) the sum of three hundred
pounds to be paid to her when my youngest son Henry Booth is twenty one but if
she doth not live virtuously and in good credit then I give her in lieu of
three hundred pounds before mentioned the sum of one shilling
& fifteen pounds a year for her maintenance till her fortune becomes due,
one negro woman slave named Aubah in lieu of some cattle of her as I sold

G/mother Mary left her a negro, Cloe and the rest of her estate with her uncle
Thomas.

B 16/2/1729-30, ch 17/7/1730,
Kingston (PR).
In father’s will.
Left land in Camps Savannah called Bensons by father, and share in his estate.
Several deeds of his on record in the 1750’s.
Will of 1764-69[337]:
Of St Catherine planter, weak
To Mairer Reader, free mulatto, 2 houses for life.
To brothers Thomas Henry Booth & Henry Booth rest & residue
Free my mulatto girl named Rachel & sambo boy Ned her brother.

It is very likely that this was the 1st wife of JGB, who must have
died around the birth of their last child in 1794.
Rachel Judith Wright born 8/8/1756 of Joseph & Elizabeth, St Elizabeth.
Joseph was probably the son of William & Elizabeth Wright, grand parents of
Andrew Wright (father of Ann (Wright) Maitland). That would make Rachel Judith
Andrew Wright’s 1st cousin, and a son of hers Andrew Wright’s 1st
cousin once removed – Andrew Wright Booth was referred to by Andrew Wright as
his cousin.

Wife of John Gall Booth (no forename given) bur Vere 15/1/1799; this must have
been Mary Page.

The Farm Coffee Plantation was probably his (see son JGB below). JG Booth
appears on the 1804 map at the Eastern end of Carpenters Mountains, Vere,
towards Milk River – 2 pens, one by sixteen mile gully.
She was probably the Rachel Judith whose 3 children by John Gaul Booth are
included below: it is probable that the rest were also hers: for a possible
connection with Andrew Wright see his entry.

John Gall Booth of Vere esqr married by licence Mary Page of Clarendon, widow,
16/9/1795.

Married Rebecca Weakland Page,
Clarendon, 1/1/1803, both of Vere. JGB jnr, gent RWP Spinster.
Died 8/5/1823 at the Farm in Manchester, bur 9th at the Plantation
called Hope. Clarendon PR.
Owned 64 slaves 28 June 1817 in his own right in Manchester. He also owned some
as executor to his father.
On 21 June 1820, the return for his father’s slaves showed 3 remaining, 4
having died since the last return.
An Annabella Booth of Manchester owned 11 slaves at this date.
2 daughters buried at The Hope Plantation, Clarendon.
1824: 16 Feb, dau of Mr John Gall Booth buried at the Hope, Clarendon
1823: Rebecca as excr of JGB owned 23 slaves.
1826: Rebecca Weakland Booth owned 27 slaves in Clarendon.
Issue of JGB & Rebecca Weakland:
Of these, Josephine & Rebecca were born at The Farm Coffee Plantation, Carpenters Mtns.
3/1. George Hayles Booth b 6/1/1806, ch 23/7/1811 (F87), RW late Page

PR Bap for Jo & Rebecca:
Daughters of John Gall Booth esq and Rebecca Weakland his wife, of the Farm
Coffee Plantation in Carpenters’ mountains in this parish (Vere), were this 23rd
day of July 1811 baptised by me Edmund Pope, Rector. Josepha Wright Booth was
born 6th May 1808: her godfathers & mothers were Joseph Wright
Booth, Thos Allprice, Ann Husband, Isabella Sarah Booth. Rebecca Mary Booth was
born 8th July 1810: her godfathers and mothers were Doctor George
Farquar, Robert Wood, Elizabeth Ann Booth, Sarah Collings.
Died at the Hope Plantation, 27/11/1813 & buried there 28/11/1813 dau of
John Gall & Rebecca (? AM transcription) (all PR)

Married 24/10/1810 Elizabeth
Scott.
“.. both Of this parish were this 24th Janry 1811 joined together in
holy matrimony at Serpentine River near Milk River, at the house of, & by
consent of, Wotton Scott esq the Father of Elizabeth Scott, who gave her
away...”
(a Sarah Wootton Scott married in Vere 1786)
3/1. Adah Jane Booth, ch Vere 7/10/1810 dau of Mary Reed by Henry Booth,

Of Watchwell, Carpenters
Mountains. She married William McLeod, Manchester 2/5/1827, she of colour, both
OTP.

NB Hope Plantation was where John Gall Booth was buried in 1823.
Hope Plantation mentioned in Robert Wright’s will 1748.
Hope plantation Manchester on Liddell 1888 south of road between Porus &
Mandeville.
Clarendon to the east of Porus.

AWB might well have been another child of John Gall & Rebecca Booth, maybe
born between 1785 & 1790.

Elder 2 sons, Thomas & Simon, were, by implication, over 21 at his will
date, so the first conceived say no later than January 1671. Assuming a minimum
of 20 at marriage, he must have been born no later than 1651.

Died: 1694-5, Of Vere

He was probably the George Booth referred to ”my cousin” in the 1677 will of
Frances, wife of GB1.
Same will mentions Elizabeth, dau of George Booth – she is not in George’s will
of 1695, but was probably dead by then. His wife being Elizabeth lends weight
to this idea.
GB2 makes reference to his uncle George Booth in his will.

There is no evidence of whence Captain George originated, but is is quite possible,
like his namesake and probable relative, George 1, that he came from Barbados.
Unlike George 1, he makes no reference to property outside Jamaica.
There is a reference to “Elizabeth Booth, now the wife of Captain George Booth”
in the June 1694 will[338]
of her father, Latimer Richards in St Michaels, Barbados. It is possible, but
unlikely, that this may be the same George Booth. A later Barbados will of 1721
of Elizabeth Booth, widow, makes this look more unlikely, although there is a
daughter, Elizabeth Shaw (MI shows she died 12/2/1721).

From references in deeds of 1717[339],
he was the Captain Booth who was granted who was granted at least 3 plots of
land in the 1660 & 70’s, and was later referred to as “senior”.
Capt Booth shown in Clarendon precinct in John Ogilby’s 1671 map of Jamaica, in
a position consistent with the 1665 grant, and Booths remain in this position
on Sloane’s 1707 map.

Family:
Wife Elizabeth
Sons:
George b aft 1673
John b aft 1674
Thomas
Simon
Jane b aft 1679
Will Witness Aaron Vodry et al
It is probable that he had a daughter Elizabeth who mentioned in Frances
Booth’s will; the other possibility is that this Elizabeth was the daughter of
GB2.

Capt George Booth owned 1200 acres in Clarendon in 1670[340], making him in the top 10
owners at the time. This is the land granted in 1665.

Clarendon, St Jago Savanna:

Capt George Booth was granted[341]
in 1665 1200 acres of land in at St Jago by Cartwheel Savanna in the parish of
Clarendon ...: E on Ste Maria Gully N land not set out W on St Jago River S on
savanna land not set out. House shown at west end, by the river.
In 1674, he was granted[342]
in 1674 a further one hundred and eighty seven acres of land in Clarendon
Parish in two parcels:
the first contains 150 acres bounding North on the land of the said Capt George
Booth North East on the Milk River SE on land unsurveyed and SW on the ridge of
the mountain. (The mountains come closer to the river to the south of the 1200
acre property).
the other parcel is thirty seven acres bounding NE on the Little River and East
on Poros River South West on the Land of Capt George Booth
These 2 parcels are on the west side of the Milk River, and are probably
conjoined. Although the orientation is inaccurate, the boundaries of the 2 1674
pacels fit with a bit of rotation; the river is called the Porus in one and the
Milk in the other. It is probable that they are opposite, or slightly south of
the 1200 acres on the East bank of the river.
They are a good fit with the river on the west side of the 1200 acre 1665 grant
and the ridge of the mountains: it would be reasonable that he would have taken
land opposite his existing grant; the river for much of the year would not have
been difficult to cross.

This property is at N17°54 W77°21, and is now mainly scrub land, with
cultivated savannah land to the north, which would have been the St Jago or
Cartwheel savannah. There is a dirt road which probably still marks the
southern boundary of the property. The modern map calls this “Cherry Hill”. The
1944 US 1:125K map show Cartwhell on the northern boundary of the property, as
does Google Earth.

The St Jago river is probably what is marked as the Poris River in Senex 1715,
later called the Milk River, and Ste Maria Gully is an easterly branch, which
became the Rhymesbury Gully on later maps. Senex 1715 and Moll 1717 have an
estate symbol between the 2 rivers. Robertson 1804 has Mrs Booth in this
position (Cornwall South D7, north end of the square). The distance between the
2 rivers, about a mile, is the same order of magnitude as the width of the
plat.

This land was left to his 4 sons in his will of 1697, and evidence of its
dispersal is in the 1717 deeds, although the references are all to the 1200
acre grant.
1717: Simon Booth sold his 300 acres to Francis Scarlett.
1717: John Booth sells 150 acres to George Brooks, maybe a western part.
1718: John Bodle sells ½ of his ¼, 150 acres to Cary Bodle, his brother in law,
this seems to be the SE corner, and indicates that John had the Eastern
quarter.
Thus it seem that George & Thomas retained their shares after 1717, from
the boundaries of John’s sale.

Savanna land in Clarendon
Captain George Booth was also granted in 1672[343] 140 acres of Savannah
land in Clarendon, location unknown, E Jonathan Ashurst & Mate, S
unsurveyed, W Henry Bemant or Tennant. This may have been East side of the
River Minho, in the area of Withywood.

It is also possible that this was on McCary Bay, as son John mortgaged and then
sold 12 ½ acres on McCary Bay in 1717, bordering on Simon, Thomas & GB
minor. In 1720, Simon mortgaged his 12½ acres. Simon later sells 60 acres in
Camps Savannah, but evidently still owned more.

River Minho
In 1687[344],
George Booth snr was granted 2 small plots totalling 23 acres: 20 acres bounds
West upon the River Mino East upon the land of George Booth Senior and
Northerly upon the land of Henry Vizard.
3 acres N on Robert Norris, SE Francis Sperry, SW Robert Norris
It is possible that the 20 acre plot was to the west of his, Captain, 140 acre
1672 grant.
1717: John Booth sells ½ of this land – 11 ½ acres, implying that, in spite of
how the plat looks, was all one parcel.

There were subsequent grants and deeds to George Booth “snr”, thought to
be him.

North Clarendon
February 1682-3[345]:
George Booth snr granted 300 acres in Clarendon, probably in the north of the
parish.
E & S Mr John Moore, NE & N on Cockpit Hills, W unsurveyed, NE Mr Ben
Booth, S Rocky Mtns. The (probably contemporary, although undated) Plat for
John Moore locates this “north of Poris Mountain”.
Benjamin Booth, son of George Booth 1, was granted on the same date, 419 acres,
the major parcel of which shared a common boundary with George Booth snr.
George Booth jnr was also granted land on the same date, on the north side of
the Pindars River.
John & Simon Booth sell their shares of this land to Thomas Palfreman in
1719.

This land was probably bordering on its SE flank onto West Harbour, and running
north to the foothills of the Brazilatto mountains. A Booth property is shown
on Craskell in the southern end of this area.

In April 1686, George snr took a mortgage[348]
for 1 year from John Ashley on 16¾ acres for £100, maybe to finance the Varney
purchase, on 16¾ acres at Withywood, Vere, SW on the King’s Rd, E on Elisha
Clarke, N on John Cropp & John Gates, W & NW on GB jnr & 5 negro
slaves for 99 years annual rent 1 peppercorn. If George Booth pays £100 to John
Ashley by 7/1 next indenture invalid.
Wit Johnson Gerrne, John Ashley jnr Henry Palmer.
Ref 18/51 below and also George Booth 2’s land from the Wellascott purchase
also bounded on John Ashley and that left by him to daughter Eliza bounded on
John Cropp. This juxtaposition is probably coincidental as this land at
Withywood is East of the Rio Minho and the Wellascott land was to the west.

A few months later, George lets[349] the same land to Daniel
Smith for 99 years, evidently having paid off the mortgage

In 1688[350]:,
George Booth snr & Thomas Bull an agreement over the share farming of some
land at Milk River owned by George Booth: Thomas Bull may continue to live for
7 years, where they would Share manuring & labour costs, and split the
profits from: Hogs & fowls, Rum & Rum punch.
George Booth’s livestock – Thomas Bull to make good at the end.

This must be the Capt Booth land grants. There is no evidence that GB1 had land
at Milk River, although George Booth 2 bought land somewhat east of the river
from Wellascott shortly before this deed.

Booth shown several maps in this area:
Ogilby 1671 as Capt Booth on a Sugar estate (17N54’ 77W18).
“Bochard and Knowllis” 1684 in the St Jago Savanna area (18N00 77W18).
Moll 1717 shows a Sugar estate in the same position.
Brown 1750/5 shows Sutton in this position.
Bowen 1747 also shows this estate, although somewhat nearer St Maria Gully,
with Sutton to the SW.
By Craskell 1763 Andersons are in this position, with a Pen. Booths are on the
West bank of the Milk River a few miles further South.
In 1804, Andersons is marked in the a similar position to the Southern part of
the 1200 acres. Mrs Booth is marked slightly further south of the boundary
road.

Hugh & Elizabeth Gardiner to George Booth – 1687 - WHICH GB?
18/69-51 Ent 25/2/1687
Patent to Joseph Gardner for 150 acres in Clarendon now Vere. Hugh Gardner
sells 40 acres to George Booth of Vere for £300, S & W on River Minho E on
Highway etc
Plat 1B-11-2-8F155:
Houses shown by river; Withywood S by the River Mino; S Anthony Barroughs, W
River Mino, N George Pattison, E Henry Dannett
Snr or Jnr?? Close to the Downer land sold to GB2.

Surveyor George Booth

He appears as the surveyor of a number of plats, from
1675-1689 at least in St Elizabeth, Vere & Clarendon for, inter alia, The
Booths & Sinclairs.
This ties in with him dying in the mid 1690’s.

Higman Jamaica Surveyed has a list of Surveyors from 1700

Duties of a surveyor were laid out in an act of 1682. They had to be certified
by a panel of 3 other surveyors. They were forbidden from surveying their own
land[351].
This probably confirms that Surveyor George was not of the earlier George’s
immediate family.

Geirge Booth’s will[352]
of 1694-5:
Weak & Sick, of Vere
To dau Jane Booth £J400 200 at 15 200 at 21. Maintenance out of profits until
married or 21 which shall happen 1st.
To son George £20 annually for life from age 21 until John aged 21
Friend John Parras horse and bedding
To wife Elizabeth maintenance out of profits while a widow.
To sons George Booth, (a dash in the 19th C transcript “record torn”
– must be John)_---- Booth, Thomas Booth, Simon Booth rest and residue of
estate. Proviso about son John attaining 21, but not transcribed on original –
record torn. – References to distribution before John 21. John must be
youngest.
..appoint wife and friend John Parras execs in trust until son John is 21
wit Aaron Vodey, Thomas Bartlett & Edward Darling

B. aft 1680.
Her father left her £J400, £200 at 15 £200 at 21 and her maintenance out of
profits until married or 21 which shall happen 1st.
Mentioned in her brother John Booth’s will 1723

Married Garry/Cary Bodle, son of John & Elizabeth Bodle, the granddaughter
of Dorothy (Wait) Cary Christened 9/7/1683, of John & Elizabeth Bodle; they
were probably of St Dorothy.

Cary Bodle & John Stafford 1709
44/184-6 date 9/6/1709 ent 23/6/1709
Cary Bodle & his wife Jane, the grandson of Dorothy Bodle dcd. Dorothy Bannister,
widow, was granted 1100 acres in Clarendon; Dorothy Bannister sold it to Dorothy
Wait since Cary of St Dorothy whose will of 1699 left “Rest & Residue” to Cary
Bodle, son of her granddaughter, Elizabeth Bodle, widow of John Bodle. Cary
Bodle sold it to John Stafford.

John Booth & John Bodle – 1718
58/45 Date 2/2/1718 ent 25/2/1718.
John Booth (his brother in law) sells for £95 to Cary Bodle 1/2 of his 1/4 of
1200 ie 150 acres, N on John Booth, S supposed to be William Pusey, E on Ste
Maria Gully W on Milk River. The deed refers to George Booth’s will of 1694. A
plat is on the wills file.

Cary Bodle to Peter Beckford
67/58 ent 11/3/1722-3 ent 15/5/1723
Cary Bodle exec & brother of etc for John Bodle & Mary widow of John
Bodle
Ref mortgage given by John Bodle to Ralph Rippon 1719 320 acres in Long Bay St
E & 125 acres in Clarendon for £600.
Cary Bodle passes it on to Peter Beckford for £750. This land passed through
Thomas Booth, son of George Booth 2.

Bodles shown as a pen on the west side of the Colebourne Gully, St Dorothy on
Craskell Middlesex, 1763.
There are several other deeds around in the indexes, and also some land grants.

Born abt 1708
Cary Bodle to John Thomas – 1738
102/40 dated 4/5/1738 ent 5/6/1738
Cary Bodle & John Thomas planters of Clarendon
John Bodle, uncle of Cary Bodle in will left land to Elizabeth Thomas wife of
John Thomas as Elizabeth Bodle when 21 or marriage. She now married and 20
years old.
For £10, Cary Bodle as heir at law of John Bodle sells to John Thomas 2 parcels
of land in Clarendon, 1 at Cartwheel Savannah of 150 acres purchased by John
Bodle from John Booth, 2nd in Vere on the road to Withywood Bay
& bounding on river Mino and was granted to John Bodle.

Milborough was most likely the daughter of John & Rebecca Downer: John’s
will of 1702[355]
left inter alia, sons George & Henry and daughter Milborough, all under 21.
It is possible that Mary, 1st wife of GB2 was their aunt.

Vere PR:
Milborough, dau of George & Rebecca Downer, 29/2/1694, only works if she
was baptised when a few years old, quite common when there was no church or
priest around. Note brothers George & Harry Downer, & George’s witness
Rebecca Downer.
Smart, dau of Henry & Elizabeth Downer, b 1/1/1707, & ch 16/3/1707.
Downers appear in Barbados as will witnesses in 1684.

There seems no doubt that George Booth born of George & Milborough Booth in
1707 is the only child of this couple as the George only mentions in his will
the unborn child of Milborough. The names and dates tie in too well. However
George (b 1707) lists 2 nieces, Milborough Maxwell and Milborough Elrington and
a sister Mary Leitwich.

These individuals could be explained by George’s mother, Milborough Booth, who,
if the daughter of George Downer, would have been a young widow, remarrying and
producing more children, GB 1707’s ½ siblings. There is no obvious way of
confirming this as the marriage records of this era are very sparse. An
alternative would be that George (1707) was married before his later wife,
Mary. However, there are no children mentioned in George’s will. There is a
deed between George & his wife Catherine in 1730. The nieces could have
been the daughters of his wife’s siblings.

George & Jeremiah Downer were “trespassing” in 1746 in Norman’s Valley, and
were granted land there “as if they were newcomers” (ref Laws of Jamaica
abstract, Google books)

Mentioned in deeds of 1717 as George Booth, a minor, son of GB dcd, referred to
by his uncle John.
John Booth – 1712
48/162, dated 10/9/1712, Ent 5/10/1712
John Booth, planter of Vere,
For £129/3/6 paid by George & Henry Downer, guardians to George Booth, a
minor & son of George Booth dcd late of Vere
John Booth sells to George Booth 11 ½ acres in Withywood with house & 12 ½
acres on McCary Bay with 12 negroes, 28 sheep, 1 dun horse until 10/9/1715.
Discharged 26/5/1719, signed George Vodry & George Downer.

It appears that this George Booth remained in or about Vere. It is known from
his will that he was a man of substance and could therefore have been a member
of the assembly for Vere. No mention is made in his will of children, but it
seems unliley that he remained celebate until his late marriage to Mary: no
other children are mentioned in his will.
It seems likely that he was married before to a Catherine:

Milborough Booth, ch Vere 9/10/1732 of George Booth. Was this a daughter of
George & Catherine, bearing in mind his mother’s name?
Edward Booth, ch 10/9/1734. Clarendon of George & Catherine Booth.

Deed 1729-30[357]:
This may be him.
George & Catherine Booth of Vere, planter
Richard Goulbourn planter of Vere
for £5 32 acres Vere NE on Richard Higgins dcd & sd George Booth, ES on
Valentine Barriffe & S George Iberly, W on Nevil Hayle, & WN on the
King’s Rd & sd Nevil Hayle, also 13 negroes
for £10 the land sold back to the Booths dated 17/1/1729-30 Ent 7/4/1730.

These are further possibilities of him building up property as he came of age:
George Booth from Mary Hart – 1729
81/91 dated 18/12/1729 ent 6/3/1729-30
Mary Hart of Vere widow & relict of John Hart OTP, George Booth planter
OTP.
J£5 Mary Hart sells 48½ acres of land in Vere E on Thomas Johnson & Taylor
Hart, S on David Olyphant esq, and sd George Booth, W on Richard Huggins cd and
Robert Jerrom and N on the Kings Rd and the land of Elizabeth Collier widow.

John Golding to George Booth to – 1739
104/191 Dated 29/11/1739 ent 3/12/1739
George Booth of Vere planter, John Golding of Vere, planter.
For 5/- John Golding conveys 2 plots of land & some negroes to George Booth
1st parcel being 98 ¾ acres in Vere SE on No 1 N on Col Ivy dcd SW on Martin
Golding & W on no 3. Other parcel 98 acres in Vere SW on Thomas Roberts, N
on George Ivy esq dcd, SE on No 2 & a number of slaves.
Maybe GB died 1769
Wright01.

George Booth to John Golding - 1739
104/192 Dated 30/11/1739 ent 3/12/1739
George Booth of Vere planter & wife Catherine, John Golding of Vere,
planter.
Conveys land in previous deed back to John Golding.
Maybe GB died 1769
Wright01.

George Booth from Thomas Jackson – 1741
109/168 dated 23/6/1741, ent 16/9/1741
Thomas Jackson planter of Vere, George Booth esq of Vere
Thomas Jackson for £57 from George Booth sells 57½ acres in Salt Savanna N on
John Golding, W on William Jackson, S on John Morant & William Pusey and E
on Thomas Jackson
This was probably George Booth b 1707-69, g/s of Capt George as GB3 seems to
have moved to St James in the late 1720’s.

This deed[358],
1757-65 may refer to him:
George Booth to Henry Ashbourne
George Booth snr esq of Vere
Henry Ashbourne esq of Vere
George Booth Sells to Henry Ashbourne 71 slaves (named) to value £J2600

2 entries: both born Vere
25/10/1767, 1st has ch 29/10/1767, private, 2nd has bapt
22/5/1768 sponsors Daniel McGilchrist, Geo Booth, Ann Burrel. The 2 baptisms
might have been because of him being a weak baby, who then survived at least
until 1769.

The youngest son of George, by
inference from GB’s will.
Planter of Clarendon.

1714 Deed[361]:
A Thomas Booth snr, planter of Vere, drew up partnership with John Booth to
farm John Booth’s land in 1714. It is doubtful of this was GB3, More likely a
son of George Surveyor.

John Booth – 1712
48/162, dated 10/9/1712, Ent 5/10/1712
John Booth, planter of Vere,
For £129/3/6 paid by George & Henry Downer, guardians to George Booth, a
minor & son of George Booth dcd late of Vere
John Booth sells to George Booth 11 ½ acres in Withywood with house & 12 ½
acres on McCary Bay with 12 negroes, 28 sheep, 1 dun horse until 10/9/1715.
Discharged 26/5/1719, signed George Vodry & George Downer.
The 11 ½ acres was part of the small 23 acre grant to GB snr. GB minor was
John’s nephew.

Deed 51/68: writs against George Booth & John Booth by various traders
This is the only John Booth of the right age known, but these are grouped with
George Booth, and the only one at this time known was the son of “GB2”:
John Booth planter 5/5/1714 John Stafford shop keeper £26/10/- 5/0/1 ½ Costs
John Booth 2/9/1713, William Hayman surviving Cptner of Samuel Tudman £224
Debt& £4/3/7 ½ costs
John Booth rendition 2/11/1713 John Stafford Merchant, £81/16/3 debt £4/13/7 ½
Costs

John Booth to George Brooks – 1717
55(2nd Vol)/15 Dated 21/7/1717 ent 9/9/1717
Indenture
George Booth father of John Booth owned 1200 acres of George Booth in Cartwheel
Savannah left to 4 sons in will of 20/9/1694. Quotes will. Writ of partition
from Supreme Court in 1713 into 4 parts. John Booth has 300A bounds in as in
the writ.
John Booth for £86/8/6 sells to George Brooks ½ or 150 Sells 150 to George
Brooks pract of Physic & surgery of Vere. W on Milk River, on Henry Tennant
dcd on Thomas Brayne esq N on John Carmer esq S on sd jb Brooks
Land partitioned in 1713 by supreme court.

John Booth, Downers & George Booth – 1717
55(2nd Vol)/16 29/7/1717 ent 9/9/1717
Tirpartite ind btw
John Booth of Vere 1st part
George & Henry Downer, guardians of GB a minor 2nd part, & George
Brooks 3rd pt
From will & partition of GB’s will (as above in 55/15) John Booth has land
in Vere 11 ½ acres butting on SE on George Booth minor, W on the river, &
Simon Booth, WN on Thomas Booth N Henry Vizard dcd.
John Booth sold the land on 10/9/1712 to G&H Downer Bros as guardians to
George Booth, a minor. If John Booth paid GHD 129/3/6 by 10/9/1715 +3% pa. John
Booth paid this off.
JB then sells to George Brooks for £160
This is part of the land in Patent to George Booth snr 11/151 & plat 8F24

John Booth & Jasper Handasyd – 1717
54/238 Date 3/6/1717 ent 5/7/1717
Ind Btw John Booth of Vere planter & Jasper Handasyd & wife Sara.
Arthur Deaners? Father of Sarah. AD left land & negroes to Sarah & her
then husband Jno Harris: all sold to John Booth for £100. He sells back to John
Booth for 5/-

John Booth & John Bodle – 1718
58/45 Date 2/2/1718 ent 25/2/1718.
Ind btw John Booth Planter of Vere & John Bodle planter of Vere. George
Booth will of 1694 1200 acres div btw sons. Booth sells for £95 to Bodle 1/2 of
his 1/4 of 1200 ie 150 acres, N on John Booth, S supposed to be William Pusey,
E on Ste Maria Gully W on Milk River

John Booth to Thomas Palfreeman

61/8 14/3/1719 ent 2/5/1720

John Booth of Clarendon, planter,
Simon Booth & his wife Rebecca of Vere 2 sons of George Booth snr late of
Vere

& Thomas Palfreeman, merchant
of Vere

Ref patent to George Booth snr
300 acres in Clarendon E & S on John Moore EN & N on Road on Cockpit
hills and NW on Benjamin Booth & N on unsurveyed

George Booth will 1695

John Booth & Simon Booth have
150 acres or ½ for £20. Noted in another hand “£900”

John Booth will 1723[362]:
No issue so legacies to sister (which defines who he was):
Sister Jane, married to Cary/Garry Bodle & nephews Cary & Thomas.

Inventory of 1725 amounted to £196, main assets were 7 slaves and was shown by
Cary & Jane Bodle.
Mentioned in Brother George’s will.

Ancestry.com has a tree showing an Elizabeth Booth married to William Rose,
with issue, amongst them Fulke Rose: he appears in St Catherine PR with issue.
Will of 1663 in Barbados refers to Thomas Rose, merchant sometime of London,
now of Barbados.
St Michaels Barbados, Wm Rose M Eliza. George, 3/4/1659.

http://madjackfuller.blogspot.co.uk/2004/09/jamaican-plantations-and-slavery-i.html
6/2013:
...one of the original Jamaica settlers, Captain Fulke Rose, a landowner,
merchant and physician. Rose became an important island personage: in 1675,
1677-9 and 1682-3 he was a member, for St Thomas in the Vale, of the Jamaica
assembly; in 1680 he became a JP and was subsequently listed as among the
'fittest men in Jamaica to be Councillors' for the island. "

The Fuller Letters; Guns, slaves and finance 1728-1755,
Crossley & Saville, pp xxiv
Hans Sloane:
... n 1695, he married Elizabeth Langley Rose, widow of the planter Fulke Rose,
whose plantations brought his family substantial income. In 1707 and 1725,
Sloane published his lavishly illustrated two-volume Natural history of
Jamaica, and he enjoyed extensive correspondence with Caribbean planters and
merchants throughout his life.
Fulke Rose will of November 1693 makes no mention of any Booths. All his
children were daughters who were looked after by Hans Sloane.

Our Hayle ancestor was Priscilla Hayle, wife of John Sinclair. She would
have been a grand daughter of John Hayle senior, by either John’s eldest son,
John junior (mentioned in John Hayle senior’s will – no age indication), or his
son Nevil (from baptism record, b 1707); see under her section for more
thoughts.
Early patents and deeds indicate that there was a group of 3 Hayles: John,
Thomas & Richard. It may be assumed that they were brothers; the only
combination of brothers with the spelling HaYle were born in St Albans.
These Hayles were planters in Clarendon with plantations on the
Vere/Clarendon border and further north up the Rio Minho tributaries in
Clarendon; the family may possibly have originated in St Albans, England. An
estate plan has been constructed from the early 18thC land grants of the
holdings north of modern day May Pen of John Hayle & his son John junior.
The early holdings on the River Minho (also called Rio Minho & Dry River)
were probably indigo production; they did not seem to be particularly large.
The later holdings further north were in what was described as mountain land,
and were probably more oriented to livestock and indigo – John Hayle jnr’s
inventory contained indigo products and cotton and a deed in 1709 between his
cousins Richard & Thomas refers to an Indigo works, probably on the early
land on the Vere/Clarendon border.
In the mid-late 17thC, indigo was a rare and very valuable dye (hence the
royal purple etc): it was found to grow well in the Americas, and was the first
export crop grown in Jamaica. Early settlers often started by working small
plots of a few acres, expanding as they went on. Tax changes pushed its
production to the American mainland colonies (the Carolinas & Georgia) about
the turn of 1730’s, an effect exacerbated by the 7 years war. It is probable
that by the mid 1715’s, indigo production had almost ceased (by 1774, Long
estimated there were only 8 indigo farms remaining) and the owners of land
unsuited to sugar reverted to being stock farmers with pimento, log wood and
other local crops.
Both cotton and indigo were labour intensive crops, 20 acres of indigo
needing 17 negroes to work it. John jnr was the only one who showed these crops
in his inventory, later ones seem only to have livestock.
There seem to have been several families with similar names: Hayle, Hales
& Hals. Spelling seems to be consistent through the indexes, so I have concentrated
on “Hayle(s)”. In particular, not to be confused with Thomas Hals and
descendants, one of the original group when the British invaded Jamaica in
1655. He and his descendants appear regularly in the Deed indices. Letters
Patent were also seen. Many properties with similar names would have belonged
to Thomas Halse and his descendants, the most important one being “Hales Hall”,
now on the southern outskirts of May Pen.

This probably refers to Hayles:
Notes on Clarendon (http://www.aboutjamaica.com.jm/clarendon.htm)
Hay’s Savannah (now spelt “Hayes”) was named after John Hays, an early English
settler. There is also Hay’s Corn piece. Both are part of the New Yarmouth
Sugar Estate. The village of Hayes, built on the savannah, is about seven miles
south of May Pen. (this may be a distortion of Hayle(s)).
Sheckles, in the parish of Clarendon, is named after John S. Sheckles, Member
of the Assembly, Custos of Clarendon, and Brigadier-General of the Militia. A
resident in the island for 55 years, he died in 1782.
Smokey Hole, in the parish of Clarendon, was first known as “Dawkins Smokey
Hole”, the latter name partially deriving from that of a previous owner of the
area, Colonel Dawkins. Spaldings is a place-name from Lincolnshire, England.

John Hayle appears first, buying land on the Dry River in 1671, 2 years later,
he and Richard & Thomas were granted land in Clarendon. One can assume that
they were brothers.
Various transactions in the 1670’s & 80’s show movement of land.

Richard & Thomas were both dead by 1690 leaving 3 sons
each. John Hayle snr was a guardian to the children of Thomas, and appears to
have been an executor of Richard’s will.
John snr and his son John jnr were granted land in Clarendon. Snr had 2 plots
totalling 609 acres, while jnr had 550 acres in the mountains near Smoakey
Hole. John snr’s nephews were mentioned in several deeds for relatively small
portions of land being moved within the family.

1680: Thomas snr bought 70 acres of land near Kettle Spring.
1711, sons of Thomas snr, Thomas & Richard, agreed to split the two plots.
1714: Thomas jnr partnership with Thomas Howard in 1714 to work land in Vere.

1675: Hayle family active in Clarendon, St Catherine & Vere, the earliest
being Jobeth & Catherine’s daughter Mary, ch 2/6/1675, St Catherine (but
noted as Morant, East of Kingston). – This is probably not our family, both
from the spelling and location in Morant.

1693: John Hayle relinquished rights on land on the River Minho to Richard,
George & Mary Hayle, via their guardian Richard Cargill. John Hayle must
have been either their father’s executor or perhaps their guardian. These must
be children of Richard. As Thomas’s children are listed in 32/239, these must
have been Richard’s children. (24/58 Noted)

1697: John Hayle jnr buys 36 acres from Henry Napier (27/108 Noted)

1697: Richard Cargill as guardian of Richard Hayle’s children discharges John
Hayle & John Hunt from the children’s property. (27/109 Noted)

1699: John Hayle (snr or jnr?) bought 90 acres from John Harris adjoining his
own land. (Noted 29/46-39)

1724: 300 acres patented to George Hayle, which he sells to Thomas Fish (ref
71/225).

1732: Nevil Hayle sells land for £850 to John Sinclair (deed damaged).

1740’s: William Hayle, mother Elizabeth, Bricklayer of Kingston: who was he in
the 1740’s?

A William Hayle, bricklayer, was active in Kingston in the 1740’s with his
widowed mother, Elizabeth. A Thomas Hayle & wife Elizabeth had land in St
Andrew in the 1720’s. It is probable that this is Thomas, son of Thomas,
brother of John Snr.

1743: Nevil Hayle sells 5 acres in Vere to George Hayle where he lives (117/47)

John was granted in 1672, with his assumed brothers, Richard & Thomas, 210
acres in Clarendon, in 3 parcels of 58, 42 & 110 acres.
The 42 acres appears to have gone to Richard, and then to Richards children,
Richard, George and Mary[363].

William Hayle is the possible ancestor of our Jamaican Hayle families. From the
LDS parish records database, he has only combination of sons John, Thomas &
Richard Hayle, (specifically HaYle, the spelling used through the great
majority of documents found) in an appropriate period. A burial of a John Hayle
in St Albans in 1666 may spoil this supposition, but there is not indication in
the records of who he might have been.

There is a document referring to William Hayle, landowner in Herfordshire in
1631 L.f.356 E. Williams Watermark Collection, including the Papers of the
Hale Family of King's Walden and Other Papers, at Folger.edu, Washington DC.
This may have been St Peter’s Parish, Herts.

Thus the brothers:
1/1. John Hayle of whom below.
1/2. Thomas Hayle, died before 1691

1/3. Wiliam Hayle ch 1638 – may not be a Hayle.

1/4. Richard Hayle, died before 1691,

All three:

A land grant was made in 1672 to “John Richards & Thomas Hales”; the way in
which they are written varies slightly in the document, which is a 19thC
transcript, so that it might be 2 people, John Richards and Thomas Hales, or
John, Richard and Thomas Hales. It was on the River Minho in, 3 parcels of 58,
42 & 110 acres. Mr Thomas Hales is also mentioned as a common boundary. The
first 2 would appear to be on opposite sides of the River. In the 1747 map,
there are Hales & Hunt together on the west side of the river, just within
Vere parish as it borders on Clarendon. The probability is that this document
does refer to the 3 brothers. Other evidence shows that there were 3 Hayles.
Deed 24/58 refers to the 42 acre plot in connection with John, Richard &
Thomas Hayle.

The three brothers were granted[364]
three plots of land of 58, 42 & 110 acres in 1673 on either side of the
River Minho

The 1671 deed to John Hayle was probably the land referred to in the 1673
patent as belonging to John & Richard Hayle.

The patent is ambiguous, but appears to be a joint John, Richard & Thomas
Hales, especially with references to this patent in later deeds. It can also be
read as John Richards & Thomas Hales, but later deeds make it clear that
they were 3 brothers. Land in Clarendon.

...the first part cont fifty eight acres bounding north east on Edward Cork
South East & South West on the River Mino & north West on ye sd John
Richards etc Hales land
ye second parcel cont forty two acres bounding South East on Mr Greatrix West
on Wm Coockead and north west on the River Mino (this parcel went to Richard,
and his children; ref deed 24/58-106).
the third parcel cont one hundred and ten acres bounding north east on Mr
Thomas Hales and south east and west south? To a stony gully south onto his??
Land west & north West on John Hunt and Edward Corke together with all ...
rent of one half penny per acre...
eighth day of February 1672/3 (five & twentieth year of Charles 2nd).

Bochart & Knollis shows one Hales property on the west bank of the Rio
Minho, at Kettle Spring, to the south of a Hunt property, which itself was on
the road SW from St Jago de la Vega towards the mouth of the Milk River and on
to the west. The other marked property was a mile & a half to the north on
the east bank of the Rio Minho, between Dawkins & Hazard. They were both
Indigo plantations. None of these early holdings along the river can have been
very big – they were too close together.
The 1747 Bellini & 1755 map show them just south of the (later) border
between Vere & Clarendon.

58 acre plot: probably in a meander in the river in square 17N48/77W12 on
Craskell Middlesex, close to a Bowen property; Google earth has this position
at N17º54’30”W77º16’, the only place where a small property could have a SE
& SW river front, about 4.6 miles south of May Pen centre.
The 58 acre plot is not mentioned, but it must be assumed, if only for
fairness, that it went to John Hayle snr, who left land in Vere (Yarmouth, on
the Hilliard River, between the Rivers Milk & Minho[365]) to his son Nevil.

42 acre plot: (probably on the River to the north of Hals Hall; Google earth
has a section of river running well east of north, giving a north western
boundary to the property at N17º25’25”W77º15’45”. As with the 58 acre plot,
this is the only stretch of river in the area which would fit the orientation.
About 2.3 miles south of the centre of May Pen.

The 42 acre plot went to the children of Richard: Richard, George & Mary
(ref deed 1693[366])
via their guardian, Richard Cargill of Vere: he discharged John Hayle, then of
Vere, from any liability for the goods & chattels of the children, maybe
when they reached majority[367].
This plot was probably on a meander in the River to the north of Hals Hall
(Bochart & Knollis 1684 show Hales in this position. Google earth has a
section of river running well east of north, giving a north western boundary to
the property at N17º25’25”W77º15’45”.
George Hayle, probably the son of Richard, was patented 300 acres in Clarendon
in 1724, which he sold to Thomas Fish[368].
He was subsequently sold a small amount of land by Nevil Hayle[369].

The 110 acre plot was split early on, 50 acres being sold by Richard & John
to Thomas Parry in 1676, 60 acres going to Thomas. The latter plot was left to
Thomas’s 3 sons, Richard Josiah & Thomas: this was formally passed to the
surviving 2, Josiah & Thomas, by deed from uncle John in 1701[370].

Deed 1681[371]:
Thomas bought 70 acres, left to his 3 sons.
Thomas Perry to Thomas Hayles
Thomas Perry of St Elizabeth
Thomas Hayles of Vere planter
£70
70 acres woodland, pasture at Dry River near Kettle Springs being part 106
acres of land bounding N on William Martin, SW on Richard Hayles, & John
Hayles SE on Henrica? E on Richard Hayles, sold by Edward Corks of Vere
20/9/1675 to John Adkins since sold by Elizabeth Adkins relict to Thomas Perry
9/12/1677
This land left to 3 sons Richard, Joshua & Thomas[372].

Thomas snr bought[373]
70 acres of land in 1680 near Kettle Spring (shown on early maps in northern
Vere, just south of the border with Clarendon) bounding on Richard & John
Hayle’s land, which he left to his 3 sons. In 1711, the surviving sons of
Thomas snr, Thomas & Richard, agreed to split the two plots equally (the 70
and the 60 from the original grant); Richard and Ann, his wife, then sold his
half to James Smith, leaving Thomas jnr with his plot including the indigo
works. The details of this land transaction[374]
are difficult to understand and need further research (2011). Two more deeds
removed any claims the brothers might have on the other’s plot. Was there a
major falling out?!
Thomas jnr went into partnership with Thomas Howard in 1714 to work land in
Vere[375].

Thomas Perry late of St Elizabeth in 6/10/1680 (32nd CII) sold to
Thomas Hayle, planter then of Vere, 70 acres of land at Dry River, near Kittles
Spring in Vere, part of a lot of 106 acres, (deed 12/19)

northerly on William Martin
south West on Richard Hayle & John Hayle
South East on Henrico and
East on Richard Hayle.

The land sold by Edward Corke of Vere 20/9/1675 to John Adkins, the 70 acres
being part of that.

Thomas Hayle left the land in his will to sons Richard, Joshua & Thomas
Hayle,

Joshua also dead by this time (1711, but probably by 1708), and his share
reverted to Richard & Thomas

John & Priscilla Hayle 10/4/1708 gave to Richard & Thomas Hayle 60
acres, part of a lot of 110 acres

Francis Smith resurveys his land: if that claims some land from the Hayles,
they, Richard & Thomas Hayle agree to stand the loss equally.

The arbitration dated 1/7/1709 gave Richard Hayle 75 acres (said to be one half
part – arithmetic??) bounding
Near Coll Joys Ford
North of John Sadler esq & Rio Minho next to Coll Joy
West of James Smith
SW of Mr William Holloways
& SE on his brother Thomas Hayle

Thomas Hayle has the other 75 acres, and he & his wife Elizabeth relinquish
any claim to Richard’s half, together with the joint use of Indigo works.

Richard & Ann Hayle sell their portion to James Smith for £300 and a half
share in the well & Indigo works.

Witness Alice Anderson, Thomas Hayle & Fr Allen.

48/68 (Notes)
Ent 30/11/1711
Dated 31/10/1711
Richard Hayle & Anne of St Elizabeth
Thomas Hayle of Vere planter
Thomas Perry late of St Elizabeth 6/10 32nd CII (1681) sold
to Thomas Hayle snr? Then of Vere 70 acres part of 106 acres at Dry River &
Kettles Spring N on William Martin SW on Richard Hayle & Richard Hayle S on
?? SE on Richard Hayle sold by Edward Cooks
John Hayle & Priscilla Hayle gave 60 acres to Richard & Thomas,
So they have 2 parcells of land between them
If James Smith resurveys his land and takes away any land from Richard &
Thomas, they equally stand the damage
Richard & Thomas had 75 acres adj Col Prys Ford bounding N on John Sadler
esq, & River Mino next to Col Ivey. NW on the sd James Smith SW on William
Followays & SE on his brother Thomas Hayle whose 75 bounds NW on Richard
Hayle SE on JS SW on Josiah Bennick & river M & Mr William Followay
& Well and Indigo flats?? Equally.
Releases any claim Richard Hayle might have on Thomas Hayle’s 75 acres for 5/-

48/69
Same deed in the other direction. Mentions Thomas’s wife Elizabeth.

Thomas Hayle seems to have owned 520 acres in St Andrew, of which he and his
wife Elizabeth sell half in 1723[377],
before he died in 1725 This must be the same Thomas jnr as earlier deeds refer
to his wife, Elizabeth. Thomas jnr’s wife, Elizabeth lived on in Kingston until
after 1743. William Hayle, probably their son, was described as a bricklayer in
a number of deeds, but was evidently a substantial contractor and was paid
about £1800 for supplying masons and bricklayers on fort construction in 1753/4.

1709: Sons Richard & Thomas share in land granted by John & Priscilla
in 1708.
1711: complex land deeds giving each brother an amount of land.

1690: Thomas’s will leaves sons Richard, Josiah & Thomas. Deed from John
& Priscilla passes 60 acres to the children, presumably at their majority
with J&P as executors. (ref 32/239)

Will of 1691-2[378]:
Of Vere, planter, sick
to be buried in plantation by children
To wife Lydia: a negro 2 milch Cows, her riding horse. My housall stuff during
her life.
After her death to four children Richard, Josiah, Thomas & Grace. If they
all die to next lawful heir.
To 3 sons all lands and negroes. To Grace £50 at marriage
Stock to all 4 children
To Richard, sword, pistol & gold buttons
After my death, children and wife to remains on estate until of age.
Execs loving brother (in law?) Thomas Minson? & Mr William Followay.

Possibly married Ann Anderson: Lewis Anderson mentions his daughter Ann Hayle
in his will of 1702[379].
Lewis was a planter in Clarendon, and also lists his own wife, Ann and a number
of children.
Lewis Anderson owned 58 acres in Clarendon in 1670[380]

This may be the Richard Hayles whose will[381]
was of 1711-2:
of St Elizabeth, planter (later in document, of Vere)
Children Philip, Milborough Ann, Lydia to divide all between them.
Exec: Henry Low & Friend John Hayles.

Elizabeth Hayle to William Hayle – 1743
116/117, dated 4/10/1742, Ent 28/4/1743
Between Elizabeth Hayle of Kingston, widow, and William Hayle, bricklayer, of
Kingston
Land sold by Charles Long of Lincoln’s Inn to William Massis, Tavern Hooper, in
Kingston ... East to West Depth 150 feet, breadth north to south 48 feet
bounding north on William Austin east on East Street south on ... Murphy and
west on john’s Lane
William Massis and his wife Priscilla 24/5/1729 gave to Elizabeth Hayle one
moiety of the above land
Elizabeth Hayle for love & affection of son William Hayle & 5/- gives
the moiety of land
And also negro slaves

1743 deed[386]:
Elizabeth Hayle, widow of Kingston, and son William, bricklayer – were these
the connections?? The same deed refers to a William Massie giving Elizabeth
land in Kingston, probably her brother, particularly as her 2nd son
was named William Massie.

MI Kingston:
Thomas Hayle died 27 June 1732 aged 27, also the six children of William &
Priscilla Hayle vis:
Elizabeth died 1 July 1735, Catherine died 9 August 1737, James died 27
December 1738, Matthew 12 January 1740, James died 24 January 1740, James died
11 July 1742.

Deed 1743[387]:
Millicent Garland, spinster of Kingston sells 25 ft of street in Kingston to William
Hayle of Kingston, bricklayer.

1754 owners:
Hayle, William, St. Andrew 53, St. Thomas in the East 1500, Portland 500, St.
George 880, Total 2933.

1764 deed (assumed to be this William, not his father – wife Priscilla):
William Hayle to John Dunston 210/193 dated 4/5/1764 Ent 3/10/1765
William Hayle & Priscilla of Kingston Gent
John Dunston of Kingston esq
William Hayle bricklayer sells 3 parcells of land to John Dunston for £7450 400
acres in St Thomas in the East bt by John Hayle for £J2900 & 300 acres
Marchoneal bay

John Dunston’s will[388]
of 1765 refers:
of Kingston. Long will.
Ref estates purchased of William Hayle of Kingston in St Thomas in East &
Portland to be improved into a sugar works
wife Frances Dunston
Son Geoorge Pinnock Dunston when 21
Dau Ann Mary Dunston when 18

Received with Governor Knowles's Letter
dated ye 31st December 1754
Received April ye 9th 1755
Read April 10th 1755
Y50
ROCK FORT Dr.
August 10, 1754
To Cash paid William Hayle for mason & bricklayers work done there £140
MOSQUITO POINT Dr.
December 25, 1753
Paid William Hayle for mason & bricklayers work 728. 5. 0.
August 10, 1754
Paid William Hayle for Mason & Bricklayer work 946. 16. 3

maybe Richard Hail who married Mary Smart 6/1/1674, St Catherines[389]:
Smarts shown in northern Vere on the west side of the Rio Minho.

Deed[390]:
John Hayle to Richard Hayle 1693
John Hayle of Vere planter, for 15/- paid to John Hayle by Richard Cargill
planter of Vere as guardian of Richard, George & Mary Hayle, John Hayle
quits claims to 42 acres of land SE on John Greatrix, W on William Coxhead?, NW
on the River Minho, part of 210 acres patented 8 Feb 25th year of CII (1672),
to me John Hayle, Thomas Hayle & Richard Hayle. (ref pat 14/49)
This is the second parcel of land in the letters patent.

Deed[391]
1697:
Richard Cargill of Vere, planter as guardian to children of Richard Hayle, decd
discharges John Hayle of Vere planter and John Hunt of Clarendon planter from
any goods belonging to the children. The John’s were Richard Hayle’s Executors.

27/109
Ent 5/3/1696-7
Richard Cargill of Vere, planter as guardian to children of Richard Hayle, decd
discharges John Hayle of Vere planter and John Hunt of Clarendon planter from
any goods belonging to the children. The John’s were Executors.

His Will[392]
Dated 1684, Ent 1693.
of Vere planter
Wife Mary executor as long as she keeps herself a widow.
After her marriage divide estate between 3 sons and 1 daughter – viz 67 acres
in Vere, 8 negroes, 2 horses one mare one pen of neat cattle, one pen of sheep.
Exec John Hunt & John Hayles of Clarendon & Vere.

117/47, date 20/8/1743, ent
3/3/1743-4
...Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, Gent, and George Hayle of Vere.
Nevil Hayle sells for five shillings all that land where George Hayle now
dwelleth in Vere, bounding easterly on the road leading to the Cross from Rio
Minho to the land now in possession of Elizabeth Falloways Northerly on
Elizabeth Falloways Westerly on Nevil Hayle and Southerly on John Hayle
containing five acres
Witness Francis Smith & John Hayle.
The Cross was between Old Harbour & the Rio Minho, shown with the road on
Moll 1717.

Will[393]
proved 1746:
Of Clarendon
To wife Ann, riding horse & saddle £30 also household goods & furniture
To wife 2 parcells of land 40 & 23 acres until Smart Hayle comes of age 21
To wife 2 acres of – purchased by me of James Smith esq dec in Vere + houses
etc for life
At the end of the terms above, land to sons Thomas & Smart Hayle.
If my estate in the mountains should by any means or accident not vest in or
come to my sons Henry & George, then my estate ... shall be for the use of
my 4 sons, Henry, George Thomas & Smart.
Mentions Real & Personal estate and sugar works in Clarendon mountains.
To dau Mary Manning 5/- 12 mths after death
To Dau Elizabeth Brown £70 2 years after death
To dau Olive Macke £70 3 years after death
to dau Palmer Hayle £70 4 year after & a negro
To Dau Judith Hayle £70 6 years after
These to come out of the profits of the sugar works devised to sons Henry &
George.
Youngest sons Thomas & Smart,
To sons G & H rest & residue, but if George shall at any time
intermarry with Milborough Burrell, dau of George Burrell planter of Vere,
cohabit with or keep her as mistress or partner .. he shall take nothing.
Execs Widow Ann & Henry Hayle

Ann’s will[394]
of 1756-7:
of Vere, widow, sick
To G/dau Olive McKeand a heifer
To G/dau Deborah Burrell a heifer
To son Smart Hayle rem of cattle except one, riding horsean mare and cold sheep
goats & other small stock
To son George Hayle 1 cow
daus Olive & Ann 1 trunk each
Daus Mary Olive Ann wearing apparel
To son Henry feather bed and down bedd
Old desk to son Smart
New desk, water frame new chairs new table the chest Ticken Feather bedds and
one down bed & rem of household furniture divided between G & S
Load horse to George
To son Henry 2 slaves
All other slaves between G&S also income from my mountain plantation
I give (provided they do not intermeddle or disturb either by vexations of
suits at law on in equity my said son Smart in the peaceable and quiet
possession of the lands etc in Vere which was bequeathed to him by is father
but in such case the following bequest to be annihilated and the said Smart
Hayle and his heirs to enjoy sd lands hereafter mentioned) all that my lands
plantations sugar works together with houses etc unto sons George & Henry
Execs Henry George & Smart

George Hayle signed the inventory of John Hayle in 1718 as assessor(?), and was
shown the property by Nevil Hayle.
1724 Patent for 300 acres in Clarendon, which he sells to Thomas Fish
immediately. A mortgage?
Deed[395]:
Thomas Fish esq of Clarendon
Patent 1724 300 acres to George Hayle Clarendon
SE on Edward Butler decd SW & NE on waste land
George Hayle sells to Thomas Fish

1743[396]:
a George Hayle dwelling in Vere bought land where he was dwelling from Nevil
Hayle: ...Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, Gent, and George Hayle of Vere.
Nevil Hayle sells for five shillings all that land where George Hayle now dwelleth
in Vere, bounding easterly on the road leading to the Cross from Rio Minho to
the land now in possession of Elizabeth Falloways Northerly on Elizabeth
Falloways Westerly on Nevil Hayle and Southerly on John Hayle containing five
acres
Witness Francis Smith & John Hayle.

John Hayle was a sugar plantation owner in Clarendon with properties in the
area of present day May Pen, and on the River Minho just south of the border
into Vere.

1671[398]:
William & Mary Lord planter of Clarendon sell for £35 to John Hayle planter
of Clarendon 35 acres.
Upon Dry River in Clarendon, bounding North on William Lord East on William
Cock, SW on waste land, West on the river. Part of 75 acres patented[399] to William Lord 15 Sept
in 20th year of Charles II

He was granted, with his assumed brothers, Richard & Thomas, 210 acres in
Clarendon.

Yarmouth on Robertson was close to the Hilliard River (ealier called the Vere
River), to the west of the road from Kemps (Camps) Hill to Cooks Gate. Modern
maps show “New Yarmouth to the East of this road, where Rodon’s is marked on
Robertson. New Yarmouth estate belonged to the Earl of Dudley in 1830’s from
his grand mother Mary Ward, now part of Wray & Nephew.

The 58 acre plot is not mentioned, but it must be assumed, if only for
fairness, that it went to John Hayle snr, who left land at Yarmouth, Vere to
his son Nevil.
John Hayle (snr or jnr) bought[400]
90 acres in Clarendon. Bounds on John Hayle, Mr Hunt and unsurveyed. Nevil
Hayle sold a small plot to George Hayle in 1743, between the Rio Minho &
Old Harbour[401].
John senior bought[402]
about 47 acres from Dr James Smith in 1699: this land went to his son Nevil. Dr
James Smith is referred to as John snr’s son-in-law, and has a wife Elizabeth
in the 1699 deed, but there is no mention of Elizabeth Hayle in John snr’s
will.
John Hayle senior, our direct ancestor, and his son, John junior, were later
granted land in several adjoining plots around 1700 totalling 1059 acres; the
southern properties going to John snr’s nephews. The Hayle property would seem
to be on the land north west of May Pen, probably on the road to Pleasant
Valley, probably south of or at Dawkins Smokey Hole as indicated on “Maplandia”
& Google Earth.
John snr’s will left the Smokey Hole property to John jnr’s son Thomas, who in
the 1740’s sold 100 acres to John Shickel. A property called Yarmouth in Vere
(on the Hilliard River, between the Rivers Milk & Minho) was left by John
Hayle snr to his son Nevil. It appears that Thomas sold 300 acres, probably the
rest of the property from his grandfather, to his cousin Samuel Nevil in 1741.
This 300 acres was inherited by Samuel Nevil’s son Nevil, via Grace Bowman as
executor.
The Yarmouth land may have been that bought in 2 lots from John Harris and
James Smith in 1699.

The later plats that can be pieced together of the Hayles and immediate
neighbours appear to be on a road between St Jago Savanna & the St Thomas
River in Clarendon (where is Pickering Spotts on St Thomas River??), both
marked on the 1715 Senex map, in the region of Toll Gate between May Pen &
Mandeville. One plat indicates Smoakey Hole.

This one looks to be the most likely place:
original name: Dawkins Smokey Hole

geographical location: Clarendon, Jamaica, Central America

geographical coordinates: 18° 2' 0" North, 77° 18'
0" West
This is abt 10km north of May Pen. A suggestion was that it was a Colonel
Dawkins who originally owned it
This position seems to be at or near an industrial site, maybe a Bauxite mine
at the end of the railway marked north out of May Pen towards Pleasant Valley.

Robert Cotes plat shows: The road to Smoakey Hole. This road appears on Jno
Hayles 1700 as the Road from Coll Dawkins to St Jago, as the New road from
Thomas’s River to St Jago Savannah in Richard Dawkins, and on John Hunt 1684 as
The New Road leading to Thomas’s River near Pickering Spotts.

From these the Hayle property would seem to be on the good land north west of
May Pen, probably on the road to Pleasant Valley, probably south of Dawkins
Smokey Hole as indicated on “Maplandia” & Google Earth.

Also other Smoky Holes:
Smoakey Hole Cave in modern times is in the south of Manchester Parish in the
Carpenters Mountains north of Top Hill. N17 54 02.6; W77 30 26.3

In 1715, there was a Smokey Hole marked on the map in
Clarendon/St Johns to the NNW of St Jago.

24/58 new
ent 9/8/1693 dated 29 June 1693.

John Hayle of Vere planter, for 15/- paid to John Hayle by Richard Cargill
planter of Vere as guardian of Richard, George & Mary Hayle, John Hayle
quits claims to 42 acres of land SE on John Greatrix, W on William Coxhead?, NW
on the River Minho, part of 210 acres patented 8 Feb 25th year of
CII (1672), to me John Hayle, Thomas Hayle & Ri34chard Hayle. (ref pat
14/49)
27/109
Ent 5/3/1696-7
Richard Cargill of Vere, planter as guardian to children of Richard Hayle, decd
discharges John Hayle of Vere planter and John Hunt of Clarendon planter from
any goods belonging to the children. The John’s were Executors.

30/127-98
Ent 21/12/1699
Dated 14/12/1699
James Smith of Vere, Surgeon & Elizabeth wife
Whereas Thomas Hunt and Grace his wife planter of Vere
indented date 17/3/1698 sold land to James Smith in Vere at Clarendon
140 acres East on John Aldred Mrs White and Thomas Perry North on Philemon
Dixon West on Thomas Halse and John Hunt and south on unsurveyed land
James Smith & Elizabeth sell to John Hayle snr 1/3 of the 140 acres
Plat shows the Eastern part of land to John Hayle. East on John & Robert
Adlard, N on Philemon Dixon decd & Capt Jacob Pickering. S & W on James
Smith.

John Hayle jnr bought some land on the Rio Minho in 1697
Deed 1697[403]:
Henry Napier to John Hayle jnr – 1697
Henry Napier late of Vere, now of Kingston Gent and wife Joane.
John Cherk and wife Sara dated 1/7/1690 sold to Henry Napier that land called
Cherton Garden? Between land of Robert Coates & Henry Dawkins, 36 acres to
John Hayle Junr planter of Vere also house & Indigo. Presumably in Vere.
This land was probably on the east bank of the Rio Minho, between Cotes &
Dawkins pen, about N17º54W77º12 on Bochart & Knollis.

John jnr seems to have been of some substance himself, showing assets in his
inventory appropriate to the 400 or so acres he probably held. As he died
before his father, he was not mentioned in senior’s will, although his children
were. John jnr seems to have had a mortgage on 400 acres at Smoakey Hole from
one Francis Allen which he redeemed in 1712[404],
probably his main holding at Smokey Hole. There is little data (6/2011) on
where John jnr’s property went to, but the later deeds have yet to be read. One
of his grandsons, Edward (son of Samuel) still owned land in 1744 as a minor.
John jnr had at least 9 children and many grand children.

100 acres of land in Smoakey Hole sold by George Manning to John Wright in
1750, part of John Hayle patent.

John & Priscilla had, from their wills, at least 5 children; John junior
was probably the eldest but having died early the major beneficiary of John
Snr’s will was Nevil. The inventories of both John Senior & junior show
them to have had 71 slaves at their death. Neither the wills nor the inventories
give direct details of the land owned. However, sugar estates seemed to have
about 1 slave for 8 acres. This ties in with the known size of the land granted
to each of them.

The inventories of John father & son are typical of the era, but show
somewhat different lives. John snr had a lot more furniture in his inventory,
probably reflecting a larger, more prosperous home; he had some livestock, but
there is no mention of other agricultural produce while John jnr produced
Indigo as well as livestock. John jnr had a sizable debt owed to him as an
asset in his inventory, but no deed has been found to account for this.

John Hayle senior and junior were granted land in several adjoining plots
around 1700 totalling 1059 acres. The Hayle property would seem to be on the
good land north west of May Pen, probably on the road to Pleasant Valley,
probably south of Dawkins Smokey Hole as indicated on “Maplandia” & Google
Earth.
Dawkins Smokey Hole at N18º02’ W77º17’ on Google Maps.
Craskell places a Hayle pen at N18ºW77º20’.
The combined plats show a road through the property with various descriptions:
The new road from Thomas River to St Jago Savanna
The new road to Thomas’s river near Pickering Spots.
The road from Coll Dawkins to St Jago.
The road to Smoakey hole.
On the west side of combined property, there is also a “path up to Pickering
Spots”. The inference is that there was a Pickering property on or near the
Thomas River to the north of the properties; nothing shows on the maps of the
period.
St Jago Savanna is to the west of modern day May Pen.
Pickering in 1684 shown on the north/west bank of the Rio Minho where is flows
almost East-West.

William & Mary Lord planter of Clarendon sell for £35 to John Hayle planter
of Clarendon 35 acres.
Upon Dry River in Clarendon, bounding North on William Lord East on William
Cock, SW on waste land, West on the river. Part of 75 acres patented[406] to William Lord 15 Sept
in 20th year of Charles II (15/9/1668), at Kettle Spring, on a sharp right
angle bend in the river, from flowing west to south, with William Clarenton on
the opposite bank.
This was probably the land referred to in the 1673 patent as belonging to John
& Richard Hayle.

NB Dry River seems to be another name for the upper Rio Minho in 1804.

John Hayle as executor of his brother, Richard’s will was party to two deeds of
1693 & 1697 with Richard Cargill as guardian to the children of Richard
dcd.

24/58 new
ent 9/8/1693 dated 29 June 1693.
John Hayle of Vere planter, for 15/- paid to John Hayle by Richard Cargill
planter of Vere as guardian of Richard, George & Mary Hayle, John Hayle
quits claims to 42 acres of land SE on John Greatrix, W on William Coxhead?, NW
on the River Minho, part of 210 acres patented 8 Feb 25th year of
CII (1672), to me John Hayle, Thomas Hayle & Richard Hayle. (ref pat 14/49)

Deed 1699[407]:
John Honis (Harris??) Cordwainer of St E and wife Elizabeth sell to John Hayle
planter of Vere, for £10 90 acres in Clarendon. Bounds on John Hayle, Mr Hunt
and unsurveyed.

Deed 1699[408]:
James Smith to John Hayle Snr 1699
James Smith of Vere, Surgeon & Elizabeth wife
Whereas Thomas Hunt and Grace his wife planter of Vere
indented date 17/3/1698 sold land[409]
to James Smith in Vere at Clarendon (Braziletto Hills on plat for 140 acres)
140 acres East on John Aldred Mrs White and Thomas Perry North on Philemon
Dixon West on Thomas Halse and John Hunt and south on unsurveyed land
James Smith & Elizabeth sell to John Hayle snr 1/3 of the 140 acres
Plat shows the Eastern part of land to John Hayle. East on John & Robert
Adlard, N on Philemon Dixon decd & Capt Jacob Pickering. S & W on James
Smith.

1718: Nevil Hayle sells his 1/3 to James Smith[410]. A second deed also
refers to this transaction[411].

To G/S Thomas son of John Hayle, Dcd, land in Clarendon Mountains called
Smoakey Hole: if Thomas dies before 21 years then to Grand daughter Priscilla
Hale, dau of John Hayle, dcd. 450 acres. If Priscilla Hale dies, to
grand-daughters Elizabeth & Mary.
Mentions grand sons John, Henry, William, Samuel, Richard & Thomas by
implication sons of John dcd.

To Neville Hale Savannah Land in Yarmouth, Vere and farm of Canle?? or also the
land I bought from my son-in-law Dr James Smith
Yarmouth on 1804 map on Hillard’s River, a tributary of the Milk River

Trustee: son in law Dr James Smith.

The land from Dr James Smith was deeded 14/12/1699.

Inventory 1718[414]:
The property was shown by Nevile Hayle, his executor and assessor George Hayle.
Total £1803-12-6d, including 71 adult & young slaves, a few sheep, cattle
& horses.

Deeds:
There seem to have been several families with similar names: Hayle, Hales &
Hals. Spelling seems to be consistent through the indexes, so I have
concentrated on “Hayle”.
Hals was one of the more eminent members of the expeditionary force of 1655.

From a suit[415] filed in Chancery in 1743
by Elizabeth Smith, widow and executrix and sole devisee or Alice’s will, she
married John Anderson, a planter, who was in partnership in 1720 with Edward
Pratter in the 500 acre Prospect Plantation in the Clarendon mountains and an
unspecified other holding of 200 acres in Clarendon. Pratter evidently put the
majority of cash into the partnership for sugar works etc, to be paid back by
John Anderson out of income. The suit lays down the facts of the debts owed by
John Anderson, and the relatively low income awarded to his widow. Elizabeth
Smith contested this, and made representation over the use and fate of slaves
brought into the partnership by Alice Anderson. By the date of the suit, Edward
Pratter, John Anderson and Alice Andersom had all died; the Pratter share went
to his nephew in England.
It must be assumed that Elizabeth Smith was Alice’s sister. Pratter &
Anderson appear in Vere in Craskell.
The suit makes interesting reading of the financing of an estate, which seemed
to have been making about £1000 pa.

John junior was a sugar planter like his father, and had lands granted
adjoining John senior’s land in central Clarendon.

Deed 1697[416]:
Henry Napier to John Hayle jnr – 1697
Henry Napier late of Vere, now of Kingston Gent and wife Joane.
John Cherk and wife Sara dated 1/7/1690 sold to Henry Napier that land called
Cherton Garden? Between land of Robert Coates & Henry Dawkins, 36 acres to
John Hayle Junr planter of Vere also house & Indigo.
Presumably in Vere.
This land was probably on the east bank of the Rio Minho, between Cotes &
Dawkins pen, about N17º54W77º12 on Bochart & Knollis.

1712: renews mortgage from Francis Allen for £2278-19-9 on negroes & stock.
49/215
Ent 30/5/1712
Dated 23/5/1712
Francis Allen of Vere, planter
John Hayle Jnr of Clarendon, planter
£278-19-9
Doth Acquit exonate & discharge the sd John Hayle Jnr and sells to JH 400
acres at Smoaky Hole in Clarendon. N on Dr John Burrell, S on land supposed to
be John Sutton’s, East on Mr John Hayle snr, West on William Holloways
(Followays?). 12 negroes 3 horses 25 sheep
Seems to be a redemption of a mortgage.
This probably includes the land in Plat 197 (1704)

Granted land in Clarendon 3/12/1700:
Letters Patent, 1B/11/2/1f175, 3 sheets with Plat:
300 acres in the mountains of Clarendon, bordering West & North on Robert
Coates, North & East on waste ground and south on Mary Woods, widow.

1709: granted mortgage on 4 negroes for £81-10 to Thomas Blair.

Will[418]:
1712-3.
Planter of Clarendon.
Estate to wife Elizabeth until son John 24 years when she shall deliver unto
guardians.
To daus Elizabeth & Mary £300 each when 18 or married

John Hayle of Clarendon,
planter... Shown by Alexander Wood of Clarendon, planter one of his execs.
Included 71 slaves, total value £2756-17-6 1/2d. A detailed inventory.

Elizabeth’s will[420]
dated 1714 proved 31/1/1739, probably written after John jnr’s death.
This is linked by the children’s names related to her father-in-law’s will and
her executors, described as brothers.

Parish records show his children
being born of Susanna, but there is a deed relating to Mary Hayle, widow of
Samuel in 1750, so maybe Susanna predeceased him, as there is no mention of her
in his will. If the deed of Mary Hayle is to do with him, then ha must have
married her very rapidly after Susanna’s death and before his own demise.

Will[421]
1741-2:
Of Clarendon, planter.
to dau Mary Hayle, stock marked MH
To dau White Hayle stock marked who
Rest & Residue to friend John Shickle (planter of Clarendon), my exec, in
trust for...
Bonds & monies payable thereby wherein John Shickel & Alexander
Crawford do stand together bound together unto one such bond as in the penalty
of £1000 conditioned for the payment of £500, the other bond for the interest
on the sd £500 I declare that they be for the sole use of my sd dau Mary &
White Hayle
To son Edward all rest of estate. If he dies to daus for life, provided they
marry with consent of JS. If they do not, then to:
To nephew Henry Hayle &
Nephew & god son Samuel Jackson (prob son of sister Mary 2/2.)

Of Clarendon, planter, shown by
John Shikler of Clarendon, planter
Total £2308, including 58 negroes & 2 bags of unsold cotton.

“Grant Dower” Deed 139/129, dated 26/8/1749, ent 25/6/1750:
Mary Hayle of Clarendon Widow of Samuel Hayle of Clarendon, planter to John
Shickle of Clarendon, planter – is this them??? Land in Santa Cruz Mountains – this seems to be John Shickle granting Mary Hayle the widow’s rights over her
husband’s estate after settlement of mortgages etc.

A deed[424] shows John Shickle as
guardian to Edward Hayle in 1744 when Edward was a minor. Lets 2 acres of land
to Thomas Wint, butting and bounding westerly on Bullards Savannah and
Northerly on the road to Coatt’s Easterly and Southerly on the land of Edward
Hayle which said 2 acres is already fenced in which fence to be kept in repair
by Thomas Wint ... for 15 years .. or life of Thomas Wint ... yielding and
paying yearly a good fatt Turkey Cock ...
Bullars Savannah in 1715 was between the Milk River and the Rio Minho.
121/33 date 16/6/1744 Ent 23/7/1744
Edward Hayle of Clarendon, a minor
John Shickle, planter of Clarendon, his guardian & executor of the late
Samuel Hayle & Alexander Crawford.

... practitioner on physick and surgery the present possessor of the Land &
premises herein named by virtue of a lease from Edward Hayle
by his said guardian John Shickle aforesaid of the one part and Thomas Wint of
the said parish shopkeeper of the other part.
Witnesseth that Edward Hayle by John Shickle and also Alexander Crawford for
and in consideration of the improvements of the land herein after demised and
of the covenants articles clauses and provisos which on the part and behalf of
the said Thomas Wint are and ought to be done observed performed and kept Hath
demised Leased Sett and to farm letten and by these presents Doth demise lease
Sett and to furm lett unto the said Thomas Wint two acres of land in the parish
of Clarendon butting and bounding westerly on Bullards Savannah and Northerly
on the road to Coatt’s Easterly and Southerly on the land of Edward Hayle which
said 2 acres is already fenced in which fence to be kept in repair by Thomas
Wint ... for 15 years .. or life of Thomas Wint ... yielding and paying yearly
a good fatt Turkey Cock ...

SHECKLE'S ESTATE, CLARENDON (from Lawrence Archer 1875, ebooks.):
HERE LIES THE BODY OF JOHN HAYES, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 5th SEPTR., 1766, AGED
30 YEARS. ALSO NEAR THIS PLACE ARE INTERRED RICHARD AND HANNAH HAYLE, FATHER
& MOTHER OF THE SAID JOHN HAYLE. AS ALSO MARY AND SAMUEL HAYLE AND
ELIZABETH BOWEN, BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO THE SAID JOHN HAYLE. AND HIS NIECE,
ELIZABETH BOWEN, DAUGHTER OF FRANCIS & THE ABOVE MENTIONED ELIZABETH BOWEN.

1803: 8 July, London Times: died on Monday the 4th Ints, in his 6th
year, at Thomas Goldwin’s, esq, Vicar’s Hill, near Lymington, Master Thomas
Goldwin Hhickle, the youngest son of John Hayle Shickle, esq, of Rickmansworth,
Herts. (Newspaper Archive).

11/1748:
Will of JHS:
Payment of all just debts and funeral expenses.

To my dear wife Ann all furniture
and stock for herself; also for her life, my plate, pictures and books.

To each of my daughters Caroline
Ann and Elizabeth Amelia (now Gifford), £3000 each; in the case of Elizabeth
Amelia this is to be minus the £800 already given to her husband.

All remainder to my wife Ann for
her natural life and then to be divided equally between my two daughters.

Codicil

To Elizabeth Thomas Margaret Hugh
and Elizabeth Smith, living with me at the time of my deceased, one year's
wages.

To Theophilius Protheroe if
living with me at the time of my decease, £5 and such part of my old clothes as
my wife may approve.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1302686494
Ann Shickle
Profile & Legacies Summary
???? – 1840
CLAIMANT OR BENEFICIARY
Biography
Ann Shickle, tenant for life of Shickle's Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica, the widow
of John Hayle Shickle of Laugharne Carmathenshire who died in 1828.
John Hayle Shickle was the son of John Shickle of Clarendon (d. 1782). Burial
at Boldre 08/07/1803 of Thomas Goldwin Shickle aged 5 son of John Hayle Shickle
and Ann (Thomas Goldwin was John Hayle Shickle's brother-in-law). Caroline
Shickle is shown as born Laugharne about 1803, the daughter of Mr Schickle and
Mrs Ann Schickle, and marrying James Whitaker c. 1824 [James Whittaker
'Clarendon' counterclaimed for self and wife for one moiety]. Burial of John
Hayle Shickle, Brixton aged 61 at St Stephen Walbrook 30/10/1828. Will of John
Hayle Shickle of Laugharne Carmathenshire was proved 07/11/1828.

Between Thomas Hayle of Clarendon, planter and John Shickle of Clarendon,
planter
Whereas John Hayle senr grand father to Thomas Hayle gave to Thomas Hayle a
parcel of land in the parish of Clarendon at Smoakey Hole as in John Hayle’s
will.
This Indenture ... Thomas Hayle for £13J paid by John Shickel sells one hundred
acres of land being part of the above mentioned parcel of land bounding on the
road that leads from Saint Jago Savannah to Burrels Craule? And on the east
above mentioned land of Thomas Hayle.

Cr M 15 N 18°6, W 77°12 Clarendon Pen Burrell

It is probable that Thomas had already sold most of the land, and that he
remained with 20 acres in Vere in 1754 (JFS 1754 owners).
Burrells shown as a pen in 1763 in Clarendon.

Thomas Hayle to Samuel Nevil Hayle – 1741
111/100 dated 23/9/1741 ent 22/1/1741-2
Thomas Hayle of Clarendon planter, for £35 from Samuel Nevil Hayle planter of
Vere
300a in Clarendon E on the path S on the land of a Mr Thomas Stone, W on John
Sutton, N on Mr John Hayle
Samuel Nevil his cousin, son of Nevil.

2/9. Priscilla Hayle

She was mentioned in John snr’s
will dated 1714, but not in her father’s dated a couple of years before: she
was also in her mother’s will of 1714, proved 1739. It may be that she was born
shortly before, or even after her father’s death.

mar Dr. John King in Clarendon
13th March 1760[434].
Beverley Gatt descends from this line. Dr. John King's ancestry - (later of St.
Thomas in the East and St. George) Dr. John King's first child was born in
Kingston - children later in Vere - and St. Thomas in the East)

Dr James Smith referred to as
“brother-in-law” in John jnr’s will of 1712 and son in law in John snr’s will
of 1714-17. He was probably the husband of John jnr’s sister, Elizabeth[438]. A deed[439] of 1699 mentions Dr James
Smith’s wife, Elizabeth. Although she appears in none of the wills. This is
emphasised by Alice (Hayle) Anderson leaving her estate to her sister,
Elizabeth Smith.

Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair – 1732
88/179-189
Ent Feb 1732-3
Dated 10/12/1732
Nevil Hayle of Vere sells to
John Sinclair of St Elizabeth
£850 for land in Vere.
Original was fragmented and only part copied into new volume

Note: Yarmouth in 1804 was in Vere, 17N42 17W12, as a cattle powered sugar
estate.
Google earth: New Yarmouth 17° 53' 0" North, 77° 16' 0" West, on the
west bank of the Rio Minho, west of Hayes. It looks still to be a sugar
factory.

NEW YARMOUTH sugar estate and factory is owned by the ancient firm of J. Wray and
Nephew. A private consortium that includes J Wray and Nephew and Booker-Tate of
the U.K. has recently bought MONYMUSK from the government http://www.discoverjamaica.com/tour7.htm

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42179
Henry Lord Garrigues
Profile & Legacies Summary
4th Apr 1790 - ????
Claimant or beneficiary
Biography
Merchant in Jamaica, owner with Sarah Bar[r]iffe of the Yarmouth estate in Vere
Jamaica, and appearing in various capacities in some 17 other awards, largely
in the central parishes of Jamaica, son of Abednego Garrigues (d. 1791-2) and
Jane Frances Lord, and brother of Peter Francis Garrigues (q.v.).
1.
Louisa Rodon Garrigues, the daughter of Henry Lord Garrigues 'merchant' and
Frances Anderson Garrigues of Torrington Square, appears on the baptism
register at St George Bloomsbury 15/04/1830.
2.
The will of Abednego Garrigues, practitioner of physic and surgery, of St
Thomas-in-the-Vale, was proved 22/11/1792. Henry Lord Garrigues born
04/04/1790, had one child (Caroline Lord Garrigues) with Maria Dally c. 1812 (a
'free mulatto'), and married Frances Anderson Christian 29/04/1813 Kingston.
The couple had 11 children (in additon to Louisa Rodon shown above) baptised in
Kingston or St Andrew between 1814 and 1832.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/18347
Rt. Hon. Rev. Henry Phillpotts
Profile & Legacies Summary
1778 – 1869
Claimant or beneficiary
Biography
Bishop of Exeter, awarded with others the compensation for Whitney and
Rymesbury in Clarendon and New Yarmouth in Vere, all in Jamaica, as trustees
and executors of the will of the Earl of Dudley (q.v.).
1.
Son of Henry Phillpotts of Bridgwater; matriculated Corpus Christi 07/11/1791
aged 13; fellow Magdalen 1795-1804; BA 1795; MA 179; BD and DD 1821; chaplain
to Bishop of Durham 1806; Vicar of Kilmersdon 1804, Bishop Middleham 1805,
Stanton-le-Street 1806, Rector Gateshead 1808, preb of Durham 1810-20, rector
of Stanhope in Weardale 1820, dean of Chester 1828, visitor Exeter College 1831
and bishop of Exeter 1831, died 1869.
2.
Often identified as a slave-owner since Eric Williams discovered his presence
in the compensation records, including by the synod of the Church of England
in 2006 and more recently the BBC.
Sources
T71/859 Clarendon nos. 284 and 320; T71/857 Vere no. 70. He is given as 'Philpotts'
in these records.
T71/962 Vere no. 70: letter 14/09/1835 from solicitors (Alban & Benbow) for
the trustees and executors of late Earl of Dudley, enclosing extract from will
of Earl of Dudley. Begs compensation to be awarded to Philpotts etc. the executors
and trustees. Hibbert Oates had made claim on the part of the Heirs of the Earl
of Dudley instead of the Trustees: 'we presume as they are uncontested this
mistake is unimportant.'
Summary of will; of 26 July 1831; after reciting amongst other things that 'he
was entitled to the remainder or reversion in fee simple expectant upon his own
death and failure of the issue male of his body of or in several
plantations...situate in the Island of Jamaica late of or belonging to his
grandmother Mary Viscountess Dudley and Ward....gave and devised unto certain
trustees The Rt Hon George Earl of Aberdeen and the Rt Hon James
Abercromby...his said remainder and reversion of or in all and singular the
said plantations and estates and the negro and other slaves thereon to hold
them...to the uses upon and for the trusts...and purposes in his said will and
in part hereafter mentioned viz in default of heirs of his body and subject
with other estates to an Annuity of six thousand pounds to his cousin the Rev.
William Humble Ward now Lord Ward for his life to the use of the Rt Rev H Lord
Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Hon Edward John Baron Hatherton, then Edward John
Littleton, Francis Downing Esq. and John Benbow Esq. for the term of 500 years
upon trust during the term of 12 years to raise annually such sums for the
person entitled in remainder to his estates until he should attain the age of
twenty-five years as in the said will mentioned. And then to raise certain sums
for the maintenance and education of the younger children of the said Lord Ward
and also for portions for such younger children as in the said will mentioned.
And the said Testator directed that his last named trustees should recevie the
rents and profits of his Mines and Estates during the said term of twelve years
and apply the same in discharge of any sums charged upon the said estates and
lay out and invest the residue in the purchase of freeholds copyholds or
leasehold estates...

And the said testator of his said will appointed the said Bishop of Exeter,
Eward John Baron Hatherton, Francis Downing and John Benbow executors.'

Earl of Dudley died 6 March 1833 a bachelor; will proved 17 September 1833 'by
the four executors'.

1. CCEd [database online] Person ID: 28960, sourced to Foster.

2.E.g. Nigel Pocock and Victoria Cook, 'The business of enslavement', BBC
History in depth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/slavery_business_gallery_03.shtml
[accessed 30/04/2012]: 'Phillpotts and three business associates invested in
slave plantations in Jaamcia, and when slavery was abolished they were paid
compensation for the loss of 665 slaves. A bishop personally owning slaves must
have been a powerful legitimating tool for Caribbean interests in Britain.'

1743[442]:
...Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, Gent, and George Hayle of Vere.
Nevil Hayle sells for five shillings all that land where George Hayle now
dwelleth in Vere, bounding easterly on the road leading to the Cross from Rio
Minho to the land now in possession of Elizabeth Falloways Northerly on
Elizabeth Falloways Westerly on Nevil Hayle and Southerly on John Hayle
containing five acres.
Witness Francis Smith & John Hayle.
The Cross was between Old Harbour & the Rio Minho, shown with the road on
Moll 1717.

Nevil Hayle to Peter Sinclair – 1745[443]
Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, planter and Peter Sinclair, of Vere, planter.
Nevil Hayle for £500J from Peter Sinclair sells 6 male slaves and six female
negro slaves, their offspring etc ... subject nevertheless to a certain
indenture of mortgage made by the said Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair and which
was by the said John Sinclair assigned over to the said Peter Sinclair and by
the said Peter Sinclair to Francis Smith ...
In presence of Francis Smith & George Burrell
Was this mortgage in deed 188/179 1732-3?
This Peter Sinclair probably the brother of John Sinclair.

Issue of Nevil & Sarah:
1/1. Priscilla Hayle, (PR: b 7/10/1707 Vere)

may have been our ancestor – see
summary & her entry with John Sinclair.

1/2. Humphrey Hayle, (PR: b 1713 Vere)

1/3. Samuel Neville Hayle (inferred to be him)

Neville was probably married to
Elizabeth, the mother of his son Nevil. She probably died early, maybe in
childbirth; Neville senior then seems to have taken up with Grace Bowman and
had one child by her; she was instructed in Neville’s will to look after the
welfare of son Nevil.

Thomas Hayle to Samuel Nevil Hayle – 1741
111/100 dated 23/9/1741 ent 22/1/1741-2
Thomas Hayle of Clarendon planter, for £35 from Samuel Nevil Hayle planter of
Vere
300a in Clarendon E on the path S on the land of a Mr Thomas Stone, W on John
Sutton, N on Mr John Hayle
Thomas was his cousin.

1756[444]:
Grace Bowman to Nevil Hayle
Grace Bowman of Vere, spinster and Nevil Hayle of Vere planter
Samuel Nevil Hayle late of Vere did in his will devise to Grace Bowman 300
acres in Clarendon which Samuel Nevil Hayle purchased from Thomas Hayle
bounding East on the path south on Mr Thomas Stone West on John Sutton N on
John Hayle senior. Grace Bowman sells for £15 half of the 300 acres to Nevil
Hayle.

Will probably Samuel Nevill Hayle[445].
The index has him Nevil Samuel, but is Samuel Nevil in the document.

of Vere, planter. Dated 1741, Codicil 1742, Ent 22/9/1743
To Grace Bowman, all estate for life
To sons Nevil Hayle and Samuel Nevil Hayle Bowman son of Grace Bowman residue.
Both under 21.
Also that my son Nevil Hayle have necessary meat drink bedding and apparel
during the life of Grace Bowman and that she shall put to any neighbouring school
until he rightly understands vulgar arithmetic
Exec Brother John Hayle and Grace Bowman.
Added codicil:
My desire that the land given to me by my father Nevil Hayle situate lying and
being near his the said Nevil Hayles land in Smokey Hole mountains to be sold
.. to be laid out in negroes
Thomas Hayle also a witness..

Inventory 24/68
Dated 21/3/1743 Ent 7/4/1744
Of Vere, planter To be shown by John Hayle and Grace Bowman, executors
Total £329-10s including 300 acres of land sold for the use of the estate.

This 300 acres is probably that deeded in about 1741 (111/100) between Thomas
& Samuel Nevil Hayle. The entry in the inventory probably refers to the
land going to Grace Bowman for life, she then deeds it to Samuel Nevil’s
legitimate son as below.

163/126
13/3/1756 ent 7/7/1756
Grace Bowman of Vere, spinster and Nevil Hayle of Vere planter
Samuel Nevil Hayle late of Vere did in his will devise to Grace Bowman 300
acres in Clarendon which Samuel Nevil Hayle purchased from Thomas Hayle
bounding East on the path south on Mr Thomas Stone West on John Sutton N on
John Hayle senior. GB sells for £15 half of the 300 acres to NH.

1783-84 Dec 6 List of Members of Medical Society of Edinburgh.
Probably born about 1765 from the date of qualification.
This agrees with his first marriage date.
Died 1826. (see slave comp report).

Author of medical treatise about 1790, published in Leiden.

1806 member of committee for maintenance of road from St Jago de la Vega to Dry
River.[446]

Descendants of William Pusey Hayle

NB he was previously married to Elizabeth

Deed 1804 re sale of land inn Vere on road from the racecourse to the Alley, 44
acres for £180.

Jamaicanfamilysearch:
1. William Pusey Hayle was born Abt. 1775. He married Frances Bryan Fearon
December 26, 1800 in Clarendon (Source: B0058 Clarendon Parish Register I,
1666-1837, p 239.). She was born Abt. 1775.

More About William Pusey Hayle:
Addressed as: Esquire
Residence: 1800, Vere
More About Frances Bryan Fearon:
Residence: 1800, Clarendon
More About William Hayle and Frances Fearon:
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
1811: Hayle, William P., Fearon's Place 135/ 34, Clarendon (Fearons place about
1100 acres) – Fearon’s were marked on Robertson 1804 to the North of May Pen
and to the ENE of May Pen.

Awarded 1/16th of the compensation for the Dunbarton estate in St Ann, Jamaica,
one of a large group of claimants described collectively as 'representatives of
William Gale Redwar', and owner of 4 enslaved persons in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Sarah White Turner was the daughter of Dutton Smith Turner and Mary Gale Turner
(née Redwar), and granddaughter of Henry Redwar of Dunbarton estate.

Her brother Edward Turner (q.v.) was an eminent chemist: he was a lecturer in
Chemistry at Edinburgh University between 1824 and 1827 and 'collected around
him the remaining unsettled members of his family - a clever boy and four
young, handsome and accomplished sisters'.

Described as "Of Hampstead" on 28/08/1838 when she married Thomas
Hayle, a physician from Deddington, Oxfordshire, the Jamaican-born son of
William Pasey Hayle.

In 1841 she was living at New Street, Deddington, age 25, with Thomas Hayle age
32, surgeon, Anna Hayle, age 50, of independent means, Anna Hayle age 2 and
Mary Hayle age 6 months. By 1851 they had moved to 3 Jesmond Terrace, Jesmond,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Thomas was age 42, "Physician M.D. Edinburgh",
born Jamaica; Sarah was age 38, born Jamaica; their children were Anna age 11,
Mary age 10, Sarah age 8, William P. age 6, Fanny E. age 3; also present were
Anna Hayle age 62, half-sister of Thomas Hayle, Mary R. Smith age 12, neice of
Thomas Hayle (and daughter of James Fairfull Smith, q.v.), and 3 female
servants. In 1861 they were still at 3 Jesmond [Low] Terrace, with their
children William P. age 16, Fanny E. age 13, Thomas H. age 6, Edward T. age 3
and Jane E.B. age 1 month; also present were Mary A. Hayle age 48 and 3 female
servants.

By 1871 they had moved to 154 Drake Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, with their
children Anna age 31, Mary age 30, Fanny Eliza age 23, Caroline Hahnemaan age
19, Thomas Hahnemaan age 16, Edward Turner age 13 and Jane Evaline Bowerbank
age 10, and 3 female servants. Thomas Hayle died 17/09/1886 at 154 Drake
Street, leaving a personal estate of £1837 0s 3d. Sarah White Hayle, his widow,
was one of his executors.

By 1891 Sarah White Hayle, age 78, a widow, "Living on her own means"
had moved to 183 Drake Street and was living with her daughters Anna age 51,
Mary age 50 and Carl. H. age 39. Mary and Caroline were teachers. Also present
were Sarah Kennedy, a visitor, age 48, "Living on her own means", and
2 female servants. The death of Sarah White Hayle, age 85, was registered in
Rochdale Q2 1898.

MI Sheckle’s Estate, Clarendon:
Here lies the body of John Hayes, who departed this life 5th Septr
1766, aged 30 years – also near this place are interred Richard and Hannah
Hayle, Father and mother of the said John Hayle – and also Mary and Samuel
Hayle and Elizabeth Bowen (Richard son of John jnr).

Thomas Hayle, b Clarendon 7/12/1808, ch 31/12/1808, son of William Pusey Hayle,
Practitioner in Physic and his wife Frances Bryan, late Fearon Spinster, died
17/9/1886.
1837, Surgical Examinations at Edinburgh: Thomas Hayle, from Jamaica, De
Necrosis.
1838, September 25: Married, at Hampstead, Thomas Hayle, MD, of Deddington,
Oxon, to Sarah White, fourth dau of the late Datton Smith Turner, esq of
Clarendon, Jamaica. Newspaper Archive.
At the same time, Mary Ann, 2nd daughter of DST married Henry
Dudelszen.

April 30 1888, at Townswille, Queensland, Edmund Herbert, eldest son of the Rev
E. Stansfield, vicar of Rustington, Sussex, to Jane Evaleen Bowerbank, youngest
daughter of the late Thomas Hayle, M.D., of Rochdale, Lancashire[447].

North East Slavery & Abolition Group ENewsletter
The Hayles

Thomas Hayle made a claim on 51 slaves on the Fearon’s Place
Estate in Jamaica.
Compensation of £986. 6s. 5d. was awarded on 14 December 1835, collected by R.
Mitchell. Thomas Hayle, of the Jamaican parish of Clarendon, was administrator
of William P. Hayle. He was also owner of 23 slaves at Fearon’s Place. W. W.
Fearon had registered 55 slaves for Thomas as administrator to W.P. Hayle. A
Eliza Hayle (d. 1803 at Fearon’s Place). W. P. Hayle was a magistrate in
Clarendon in 1808. He died in 1826.
Thomas Hayle may have been born c.1809. A man of this name Dr Thomas Hayle of

Deddington, Oxford, married Sarah White at Hampstead. Her
father was D. S. Turner of Jamaica in 1838. (Gentlemen’s Magazine. Vol. 165. p.
543) Sarah’s sister Caroline married J. F. Smith of Edinburgh in May 1830 (Gentlemen’s
Magazine. Vol. 147. p. 554).
In 1841 he was living in Oxfordshire, and in 1851 and 1861 in Northumberland.

Anna Hayle. She was Thomas Hayle’s daughter (born in June 1839 at Woodstock,
Oxfordshire). In 1841 she was living in Oxfordshire and in 1851 in
Northumberland

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior 1808 – 1886

by SUE on NOVEMBER 30, 2009

RochdaleThomas Hahnemann Hayle senior 1808 – 1886 LRCS
Edinburgh 1829, MD Edinburgh, 1837, FASL, was a British orthodox physician who
converted to homeopathy to become Physician at the Derbyshire Homeopathic
Dispensary, the Durham Homeopathic Dispensary, the Northumberland and Newcastle
Homeopathic Dispensary, the Sunderland Homeopathic Dispensary, member of the
British Homeopathic Society, member of the Northern Homeopathic Society, member
of the Hahnemann Medical Society, member of the Management Committee of the
British Homeopathic Association,

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior was the Vice President of the
British Homeopathic Society, and the President of the British Homoeopathic
Congress in 1876. Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior knew Samuel Hahnemann
personally, and he was the homeopathic physician of John Bright, and he was the
family doctor of Ethelbert Petrie Hoyle,

Henry Kelsall (?-?) Rochdale’s first non conformist Justice
of the Peace, proposed an infirmary in Rochdale, with an amendment from
Alderman Robinson for a homeopathic ward to be added to the new institution ‘…
in recognitition of the strong tradition of this medical practice in the town,
because of the increased subscriptions that would accrue as a result, and with
people obviously more likely to subscribe to an institution that encompassed
their specific medical beliefs… The proposal was seconded by Counsellor Hoyle
and a stormy debate ensued in which is became obvious that the orthodox medical
profession in the town, as represented by Doctors Elliott, March and Wood,
objected, at times quite vitriolically. ‘No connection with quacks’ was one of
the phrases used by Dr. Wood, a Medical Officer in the Dispensary, at the
prospect of homeopaths practicing in the proposed Infirmary. Nevertheless
despite these objections the proposal was carried and a pledge of £3650
[£166,805.00 in today's money] taken from the various people present…’ However,
the course of the proposed homeopathic Rochdale Infirmary became mired in the
perennial argument between old and new medicine. In Rochdale, the supporters of
homeopathy were primarily non conformists, dissenters and Liberalists, and
included John Bright, Benjamin Butterworth, Dr. Cox, Thomas Hahnemann Hayle,
Dr. Holland, Edward Miall, George Morris, J K Cheetham, and Joseph Seed
amongst many others. The Homeopathic Infirmary in Rochdale was never built as
a result of all this upset. (From Helen Kelsall, The Development of Voluntary
Medical Institutions in Rochdale 1832-1872), Transactions New Series Number 4,
(1994, Rochdale Literary and Scientific Society)).

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle [senior] of 3, Jesmond Terrace,
Newcastle on Tyne; M.D.,Edinburgh, 1837; L.RC.S., Edin., 1829; Physician to the
Homeopathic Dispensaries of Newcastle and Sunderland; Member of the Hahnemann
Medical Society. Author of “An Address on the Homeopathic System of Medicine,”
1843 ; ” Popular Lectures on Homeopathy,” 1851 ; ‘* Homeopathy, its Nature and
Evidence, with a few words on small doses,” 1850. Contributed articles to
British Journal of Homeopathy and Homeopathic Times.

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior’s Obituary is in the
Proceedings of the fourth quinquennial session of the International Homeopathic
Congress in 1891, and in the Pacific coast journal of homœopathy, Volume 19 in
1908,

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior translated Bernhard Hirschel‘s
Rules and Examples for the Study of Pharmacodynamics, and he wrote Popular
lectures on homœopathy, containing a vindication of Hahnemann and his doctrines
from the attacks of Dr. Glover, An Address on the Homeopathic System of
Medicine, Alcohol, its action and use, On Belladonna as a prophyllaxis against
scarlet fever, On Scurvy, Haemorrhage and the Homeopathic Law, Homeopathy, its
nature and evidence, The Relation between Medical Practitoners holding
different views, The

Medical World; its Parties, its Opinions, and their
Tendencies, On Symptomatology, On Self Supporting Dispensaries, and he
submitted cases and articles to various homeopathic publications, including A
Case of Diarrhoea, and he continued to lecture on homeopathy into his old age,

Geoffrey Hahnemann Hayle was a medical graduate of
Manchester. Before working as a GP in Chester, he had been a house officer at
London Homeopathic Hospital. He committed suicide in 1948.

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle junior ?1852 – 1908 MB London 1879,
son of Thomas Hahnemann Hayle senior, was a British orthodox physician, who
studied at Owens College, General Practitioner, Physician at the Owens College
and Manchester Royal Infirmary, and he practiced in Rochdale, Lancashire, who
converted to homeopathy to practice from his father’s address at 154 Drake
Street, Rochdale, in 1899, member of the British Homeopathic Association,

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle junior’s Obituary is in the Journal
of the British Homeopathic Society, volume 17,

Thomas Hahnemann Hayle junior wrote The Method of Choosing
drugs homeopathically, Thoughts on the Scientific Application of the Principles
of Homeopathy in Practice, and he submitted cases and articles to various
homeopathic publications,

Bazill Wright was granted land in several parcels around Lacovia, St Elizabeth
in about 1674. There is no indication that Bazill is related to our Wrights,
but may be an ancestor of the St Elizabeth Wrights and Cooper Wrights.

Jacob Mowatt to Barzilla
Wright – 1744
121/42 Date 25/8/1744, ent 3/9/1744
Jacob Mowatt, planter of Westmoreland and wife Smart sells 16 ¼ acres to
Barzilla Wright for £65 part of land patented to John Chambers senior.
Barzilla Wright – 1748
26/115 Dated 8/8/1746 Ent 26/8/1748
Of Westmoreland, planter in good health
Son William land purchased of Jacob Mowatt formerly belonging to uncle Jacob
Chambers
Son Edward negroes & parcel of land purchased of John Chambers
Rest & residue to son Christopher
refers to cause in High Court with William Chambers

William Wright to Wastel Biscoe – 1752
147/165 Dated 15/4/1752, ent 27/5/1752
William Wright of Westmoreland, planter sells 37 acres to Wastel Biscoe for
£120J part of land from William Wright's father Barzilla Wright.

Nathaniel Wright to John Arum – 1714
51/9-10 new
Ent 19/6/1714
Dated 2/4/1714
Nathaniel Wright, planter of St E Sells to
John Arum of St E planter,
£5 for 2 acres in Lacovia, SW on Queen’s old road, north east & west on
Nathaniel Wright.

Nathaniel Wright – 1740
22/105 Dated 6/12 1739 Ent 4/7/1740
The St Elizabeth Cooper Wright line – not known who he was.
Of St Elizabeth, Planter
To son Nathaniel (b 5/3/1723) 3 new negros value £25 & 40 acres woodland
and pen of and 10 acres of my savannah land & 10 heifers & £50 when 21
To son Henry (b 4/1/1725-6) the same.
To Thomas Wright (b 18/9/1728) same but £100.
To dau Elizabeth 3 negros similar & £50
To dau Jane (b 1/10/1730) similar.
Sons to be educated until 21 daus until 21 or marriage
Land from land patented 1731,
Elizabeth’s to include the old school house.
To wife Mary my dwelling house in Santa Cruz
Rest & Residue in Trust to William Hall
For:
To son James Cooper Wright rest & residue. If he dies to son Nathainiel
Execs William Hall, Isaac Gale, William Yeeles esq, JCW

At first sight, there appear to be two distinct Wright families in St
Elizabeth: the Cooper Wrights and descendants of Bazil (and various spellings)
Wright. However, Bazil Wright was granted land around Lacovia in the 1670’s and
the Cooper Wrights also later owned land there, so there is a good chance that
they were both the same family.
The St Elizabeth Wrights were probably not related to Andrew Wright of Vere.

Deeds: 137/47, 1749, Henry Wright, son of Nathaniel, sold 10 acres to James
Andrews.

This Indenture made this Sixth day of August in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven hundred and Eighty five Between James Cooper Wright of the
Parish of Saint Elizabeth Esquire and john Wright of the parish of St Catherine
Gentleman...ten shillings Current money of Jamaica to the said JCW ... sells to
JW... all that run piece parcel of land situate lying ... in the Santa Cruz
Mountains in St Elizabeth containing by estimation three hundred acres ...
commonly called and known by the name of Satchwells run...
Jas Cooper Wright
Witness Robt B Wright & John Scott

Plat titles Satchwell Robert Ent 16th May 1763 Lib 30 fol 80.

Now written description, but shown NE on Robert Sables, N & NW on Thomas
Brooks, E on John Chambers, SW and W on Robert Barnes.

Married 11/3/1817, Frances
Brooks (d. before 1829, sister of George) at Shaftston Pen (outside Savanna la
Mar) in Westmoreland, he of Kingston. He died 20/2/1821, drowned in bathroom.
Buried in Kingston Church, referred to as Merchant of Kingston. Shaftston Pen
was house of Philip Pishoch(??). In WBW’s will, she is referred to as Frances
Wright Wright.
In Slave registrations 1826, William Wright was "guardian to his dau
Francis Brook Wright" with 1 female slave.
His estate owned Enfield Pen in 1824 with 190 slaves and no stock (167 & 23
in 1826).
Will shows wife Francis, Brothers Ezekiel & Robert Benstead,
Sister Ann Francis. Signed 8/12/1818, Codicil 13/12/18, proved London 10/8/1821,
administration in 6/2/1829 Frances was deceased by then.
Wife remarried Thomas James, who was appointed guardian for H Frances Wright
until 21.
A William Burt Wright owned Enfield (103/16) in 1815.
Extract from Fisher's Colonial Magazine, 1842:
CLIFTON, Rev. George Hill Rector of Rippie and Queen-Hill, Worcestershire, to
Frances, only child of the late W.B. WRIGHT, Esq. of Enfield, in the Island of
Jamaica, on 16th August, at St. John's, Paddington [Middlesex, England]. Vol.
1, No. 2, page 253
JG 27/3/1813: Arrivals with convoy:
27/3/1813, in the Contest, Humphrey Ewing & William Burt Wright esqrs, Mrs
Tilly and Mr Walker.
JG 7/8/1813: For sale, Vauxhall estate, St Elizabeth, 2000 acres... Apply
Kingston William Burt Wright, Attorney to proprietor.

Brooks of St Elizabeth – Pedigree:
Frances Brooks married 11/3/1817 William Burt Wright in Westmoreland (brother
of Sarah Tharp P Wright). He died 20/2/1821 aged 30.
Will of George Brooks legacy to Ann Sherman, widow of Nich. Sherman and other
daus of Mary Powell, free mulatto "who lives with me" "each a
negro woman" ....

3/1. Helen Frances Wright

Gentleman’s Magazine (JFA):
August 16th. (1842) At Paddington, the Rev. George Hill Clifton, Rector of
Ripple and Queenhill, Wore, to Helen-Frances, only child of the late W. Burt
Wright, esq. of Jamaica.

2/3. Sarah Thorpe Pelgrave Wright

(Petgrave in other sources VLO)
born 13/6/1784 St E.
Married George Brooks (22/5/1783-27/6/1832) of Burnt Ground & Blenheim,
13/4/1807 in Southampton. Jamaica, died 13/6/1855-7, Snowden, Jamaica.

died 19/11/1820 (VLO).
Married: Nicola.
MI of Jamaica:
Manchester, Mandeville Parish Church:
Tablet: Robert B Wright, M.D. died 19 November 1820 and buried at Kensworth in
his 33rd year. Erected by his widow Nicola.

"Robert Benstead Wright, of Jamaica" was awarded a degree in medicine
at Edinburgh, June 24, 1808. The same year, "Dr. Robert Benstead Wright,
of South Hampton, Jamaica," married Nicola Watson, "eldest daughter
of the late Mr James Watson, writer to the signet."
These two notices appeared in The Scots Magazine, Vol. 70, pp. 555-56 and 797.
(Online: google)

The baptismal record of 5 Mar 1813 for one of his children, William Burt
Wright, in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, refers to him as "Dr.
Wright."

Secondly, he held two prominent government positions.
1817 Jamaica Almanac: Robert Benstead Wright, "Assistant Judge and
Magistrate, Middlesex County, Parish of Vere" and "Commissioner of
the Supreme Court, Robert Benstead Wright, Esq., Parish of Manchester."[ix]

A Wright married into this family, who came from Godalming, Surrey England, in
the early 18thC. (VLO).

Brooks of Jamaica.*

George Brooks the elder of the parish of St Elizabeth and Island of Jamaica,
Esq. Will dated 3 March 1748. To my wife Eliz. £200 currency per annum, 18
slaves, chaise, and six horses and her riding horse during her life, also 128
acres which I bought of Col. Norwood Witter, Esq., the use of my dwelling house
and 80 acres which I bought of Thomas Wharton, furniture, provisions, and 20
heifers. My dau. Anne Williams, wife of Lewis Williams, Esq., £500 c. to be
paid out of Fra. Smyth, Esq., his bond to Richard Crutcher dated 12 Oct. 1745.
My dau. Cath. Smyth, wife of Fra. Smyth, Esq., £200 c. My dau. Eliz. Brooks the
moiety of Lucock Griffen his bond for £1400 c. dated 26 Sept. 1748 at marriage
or 21, and 3 negro girls. My dau. Bonella Brooks the other moiety and 3 negro
girls at marriage or 21. All my children to be maintained till they receive
their portions. My son George Brooks 100 acres. I purchased of George Baxstead,
Esq., and wife in Santa Cruz, also a parcel of 505 acres and one of 60 acres in
Santa Cruz I bought of John and William Turner and wives, also the lands I
bought of John Vaughan and wife in Santa Cruz, also 40 acres in Santa Cruz I
bought of Benjamin Rushton, also 100 acres out of the Run I escheated in the
name of Thomas Edwards, also a moiety of my lands in Mannattree Valley on the
W. side of Carpenter Mountains called Cedar Valley, also 100 acres part of 300
acres in Santa Cruz patented by Sam. Brooks butting on Sam. Brooks, Sam.
Rushton, Thomas Edwards, James Powell, Short Hills, Thomas Rushton, and
Benjamin Rushton.
My son Sam. Brooks my dwelling house on Burnt Savanna Mountains patented in the
name of John Brooks, also the land there I bought of John Tho. Picton (?), also
180 acres there patented in the name of George Brooks, also the moiety of 300
acres patented by George Jackson, also the moiety of 300 a, patented in the
name of George Brooks, also the moiety of my lands in Well Savannah called
Cubitaire (?) I purchased of Norwood Witter, Esq.
My son John Brooks 5 acres on which his house stands which I bought of George
Wharton and is patented in the name of Hugh Davis at Turney Hog Hole, also 300
a. adjoining patented in the name of Chr. Brooks, also 200 a. purchased by
Benjamin Rushton butting one side on Sam. Brooks and the other side on John
Brooks, Walker Burke, Thomas Edwards, and John Parris, also 200 a. out of the
two runs patented by John Brooks and Sam. Brooks, also the moiety of a run of
land patented by Robert Sadler, which I purchased of sundry persons, lying
between Essex Valley and Manatree Valley.
My s. Chr. Brooks two parcels of land, one of which I bought of John and Wm.
Turner and wives, patented by Thomas Davis for 300 a., but by a recent survey
of Fra. Walters 436 a., at Grassy River butting on Black River, the other piece
of 330 a. patented by Thorp which I bought of. Joseph Croomer (?) adjoining the
other parcel, also the remaining moiety of the lands at Mannattree Valley and
Cedar Valley, the other part I having bequeathed to my s. Geo. B., also 100 a.
I escheated in the name of Thomas Edwards, also 100 a., part of 300 a., in Santa
Cruz patented by Sam. Brooks, and of which I have bequeathed 100 a. to my s.
Geo. B.
My s. Tho. Brooks the remaining moiety of 300 a. patented by Geo. Jackson, the
other moiety I having bequeathed to my s. Sam B.. also the remaining moiety of
300 a. in the name of Geo. B., the other moiety being bequeathed to my s. Sam.
B., also 300 a. patented by Geo. B., Jr, butting on the said two runs, also 105
a. patented in the name of James Powell, two sides of which are adjoining to
Geo. B., Jr. part of a run I bought of James Powell, also the remaining moiety
I bought of Norwood Witter in Well Savannah called Cubitaire.
My s. Francis Brooks the remaining part of the two runs, one of which is
patented in the name of Sam. B., at the Seven Corners, and the other patented
in the name of John B., also 265 a. patented by James Powell, part of a parcel
I bought of James P., also 100 a. at Santa Cruz, being the remaining part of
the 300 a.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Copies of these wills were made for Miss M. Nembhard by Mr. F. Judah. I
have made the following abstracts, but the handwriting being difficult to read
some names are doubtful.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
patented by Sam. B., and of which I have bequeathed 100 acres apiece to my sons
George and Chr., also 72 acres on Burnt Savannah butting on Rocky Mountains,
James Powell, Richard Fitzhugh, and unsurveyed, also the remaining moiety of
pthe land between Mannattree Valley and Essex Valley patented by Robert Sadler
(?). A house to be erected on each allotment when my youngest son Francis is
18. Stock leased of George Wharton and in co-partnership with Elizabeth Sadler,
widow. All residue to my six sons. My wife Eliz. Executrix, and my sons when 20
executors. In the presence of Archibald Doig, Francis Noke, Charles Sheldon
Cole.
Codicil:- 10 March 1749. Daus. Elizabeth Brooks and Bonella Brooks to have
their portions made up to £1000 currency apiece. In the presence of William
Bennett, Francis Noke, Charles Sheldon Cole.
Sworn by Fra. Noke and C. S. Cole,: 31 Nov.1750, before William Yates (?) and
Fra. Smith. Recorded in Libro 28, fo. 18. Entered 21 Nov. 1750.

George Brooks* of the parish of St Eliz., county of Cornwall, Island of
Jamaica, Esq. Will dated 10 April 1779. To my mother Eliz. B. an annuity of £50
c. To a free mulatto woman called Mary Powell who lives with me an annuity of
£20 c. and provisions, furniture, plate, china, &c., 7 slaves, and at her
death to Jane Coles, dau. of Mary Powell. To Ann Sherman, widow of Nicholas
Sherman, and to Jane Coles, Mary Brooks, Martha Brooks, Priscilla Brooks, Ruth
Brooks, daus. of Mary Powell, each a negro woman, and if any die under 21 to
survivors. To Jane Coles £700 c. within 2 years. To Ann Sherman, Mary B.,
Martha B., Priscilla B., and Ruth B. £700 c. each on 7 July 1791 with interest
or at marriage. To James Brooks, Richard B., Joseph B., Edward B., John B.,
sons of Mary Powell, each a negro man at 21. To James and Richard B. each £100
c. yearly until 7 July 1791. Joseph B., now under the care of Mr Thomas
Gowland, merchant in London, to be educated and £100 c. a year on leaving
school until 7 July 1791. Similar provision for Edward and John B. until 7 July
1791, when John will be 21, and £300 each for apprenticeship. To my nephew John
B., s. of my brother John B., and my nephew George B. and Chr. B., sons of my
bro. Chr. B., all my interest in those lands my father left to my brothers Sam.
B. and Thomas B., and who died without issue and slaves. To Jane Coles those 2
parcels of land in Santa Cruz which I purchased of Mrs. Eliz. Brooks. To my
friends Thomas Chambers and John Harriott, both of the parish of St Eliz.,
Esqrcs, Dr. John Fairbairn, and Richard Huggins Read of the p. of Vere, Esq.,
all my lands and slaves and all personal estate on trust as to those 2 pieces
of land at Santa Cruz left me by my father, one piece whereof was patented by
Ben. Rushton for 40 acres, and the other of 60 acres patented in the name of
Tho. Davis, whereon my dwelling house stands, to permit Mary Powell to occupy
it for her life and to manage the rest and pay annuities and legacies and on 7
July 1791 convey to my said 3 nephews all those lands left me by my father, and
convey to my 2 nephews Geo. and Chr. B. those two parcels of land I purchased
of Fra. Gale, Esq., and Geo. French of 1000 acres called the Cod Pen,
afterwards known as the Hounslow estate, to manumit my slave Harry, and pay all
residue to the 5 sons of Mary Powell, and I empower my trustees to sell that
piece of land I purchased of Geo. French called Ridge Penn. Trustees to be
Executors and Guardians.
Witnessed by Thomas Myers, E. M. ...., Alexander Ricketts.
Sworn by Alex. Ricketts 20 Sept. 1777 before William Mitchell. Recorded in
Libro 44, fo. 162.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Miss Nembhard has finely-painted miniatures of testator and his nephew Chr.
B.

Christopher Brooks of the parish of St Eliz., co. of Cornwall, I. of Jamaica,
planter. Will dated 17 March 1769. To my wife Deborah B. 20 acres which I
bought of my mother Eliz. B. just above the house which did belong to Mr Joseph
Cramer, and a house to be erected thereon agreeable to the plan I delivered to
Mr John Goodfellow, carpenter, also my dwelling house at Grass River, household
furniture, 6 horses, my kittareen, 10 negroes and 5 children, £200 c. a year.
To my four daus., Eliz., Mary, Ann, and Cath. B., each £1500 c. at 21 or
marriage, and a negro girl, and if any marry contrary to the approbation of my
wife 1 shilling. only. To my s. George B. all residue. If all my children die
without issue then those negroes which did belong to Thomas Hay, Esq.,
deceased, may be appropriated agreeable to his will, and the residue of my est.
to be 1/3 to my brother Geo. B., 1/3 to my brother Fra. B., and 1/3 to my
brother John B.'s two sons, Geo. and John B. My friend John Harriott, Esq., my
brother George B., Esq., and my wife Deborah Executors and Guardians. Wit. by
Thomas Alison, Thomas Wood Dod, Sally Audley. Sworn 5 Feb. 1771 by T. W. Dod,
planter, before John Ramsay.
Codicil.-21 March 1769. If my wife die my daus. to have the house and £100 paid
to a good woman to live with them. Produce to be consigned to Messrs. Morse and
Smith Meickle in London. Witness by Tho. Chambers, Tho. Powell, Tho. Alison.
Sworn 5 Feb. 1771 by T. Chambers. Recorded in Libro 39, fo. 161. (Transcript,
fo. 310.)

John Brooks of the parish of St Eliz., co. Cornwall, I. of Jamaica, Esq. Will
dated 9 May 1797. To my wife Eliz. £200 c. per annum exclusive of our marriage
settlement, mv dwelling house at Burnt Ground, plate, furniture, carriages and
horses, and 8 slaves. My son Geo. B. £2000. My daus. Ann Virgo Brooks,
Elizabeth Raby Brooks, and Frances Brooks, £1000 each at 21 or marriage. All
residue to my s. Geo. B. My wife and friends Philip Pinnock of the p. of
Westmoreland, and William Killatt Hewitt of St Eliz., Esq., Executors. Wit, by
A. Smith, James Dick, Robert Muschett. Sworn by Robert Muschett 5 Jan. 1802,
before Joseph James Swaby. Recorded in Libro 67, fo. 236.

George Brooks of the parish of Manchester, co. Middlesex, I. of J. Will dated
10 June 1831. My debts heavy and W.I. property much depreciated. 1/2 estate to
my wife Sarah Tharpe Petgrave Brooks for life, then equally among my chn, Geo.
B., Eliz. Nembhard, Charlotte Augusta B., and Burnella Morgan B. The other 1/2
to my said chn. To my wife and chn my dwelling house and 30 to 40 acres around
it at Blenheim, 8 slaves. My wife, my friend Edmund Fra. Green, Esq., of L.,
and my s. George, Executors and Guardians. The half of Chester estate in
Trelawny which my uncle F. V. Dunn gave me after the decease of Mrs. Dunn I
give to my s. according to his will. Witnessed by F. Kingston, George Vezey,
John Kingston. Sworn by J. K. 19 Nov. 1832, before William Nembhard. Recorded
in Libro 113, fo. 76. Entered 26 Nov. 1832.

http://selectsurnames.com/booth.html
America. Family tradition has it that three Booth brothers from Cheshire came
to America in the 1630's; William to Barbados, John Booth who settled on Long
Island, and Richard Booth who was one of the founding fathers of Stratford,
Connecticut (Donald L. Jacobus's 1952 book Genealogy of the Booth Line recounts
this family line).

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tylerstree/i31.htm
A lineal Genealogy of the Wilson Cross Family and Allied Families, Lillian E.
Good. Town House Press, Spring Valley, NY pg 24-26. Richard Booth was baptised
in 1578/9 and died in 1628 and thus the grandson of the Earl of Warrington (Sir
Wm & Elizabeth Warburton Booth). Ref: Booth, Henry S. Booth Genealogy pg 6.
There is a tradition the three Booth brothers, Richard of Stratford Ct., John
of Southold, Long Island, and Robert of NH came to this country together and
landed in New Haven, Ct in 1639. Ref: Henry S Booth Genealogy. Another brother,
William, was in Barbados. Records show that before coming to Southold in 1651
John Booth was also in Barbados. Ensign John appears to have been engaged in
transporting in small trading vessels, supplies for the settlements along the
coast. He probably made trading trips to England and is believed to have lost
merchandise on the ship "Swallow" owned by Captain Jeremy Horton of
Barnstable England when he was shipwrecked and several lives were lost sometime
after 1638. The master and crew arrived in Boston but the vessel and cargo were
lost. Ref: Moore "Shipwrights, Fisherman and Passengers, from
England" Tepperi Immagrants to the Middle Colonies 1919. In volume
"The Family of Richard Boothe" is recorded the following. "From
him the Boothes of Barrow in Cheshire and tradition says, of New England, U.S.
are descendants" while some years ago there was also formed an association
of Bellows Falls, VT which had for its purpose the proving of this tradition,
but nothing was found to add to the above statement.

i found this the other nite . francis and george were
obviously richards brothers. also judith allen is mother and beginning to
wonder if she is connected to the allens of virginia later marrying into
burtons. does anyone know anything else. this is the only years you can find
burials but wondered if some went to barbados .

http://genforum.genealogy.com/burton/messages/5805.html
(2006)
glad to hear from you. i think i'm starting to figure some things out. but it
won't be for sure. first i've decided cap. francis burton is john(longfield)
and thomas brother. cap. francis dealt in tobbaco trade in virginia and settled
in barbados with 2 sons(which died before him) and wife judith allen. he died
there. here is documents from barbados. i got this from barbados site. it is
just some i have.

Burton, Francis August 6, 1679

[son of C(apt). Francis Burton & Judith his wife]

Burton, Georg September 24, 1679

(as listed)

[son of Capt. Francis Burton & Judith his wife]

Barbados Island, Burials, 1678-1679

now for richard. it was thought cap. francis was his father
but wrong francis. here is line. but of course don't know for sure it's right.
it actually follows de burton line to longnor (which i'm not real sure of). but
i try to follow all leads

this is the link for ship passenger lists. richard's wife is
not listed at elizabeth cittie so i think she is in england and john is
reported to be born in england. it was said he named longfield after hometown
longfield england. but richard (and of course don't know if right one) came to
america in 1624-5 on the swan and was 28 years old. i plan on going back to
searching england parish records again when i have time.some have recorded all
the tombstones that they could read. but here is the link. you can find alot of
stuff here.

George Roberts married Rebecca Wright, Francis (1) Maitland's sister-in-law.
Information supplied by Donna (Campbell) Kenny, who descends from George
Roberts by his second wife, Ruth Angell.
Full details of the Roberts
Family
See Jamaica General for Silver Grove description and graves.

Other than George's marriages and the birth of his children we know nothing of
him. No death recorded for him in the family bible. Yet most of the
information on his children is listed there. I wonder if he died in England ? no will in Jamaica (or London PCC) for him either.

b Alverstoke, Hants. 13 July
1820, bapt Alverstoke, Hampshire 26 Aug 1820 (her father listed as a
'gentleman') died Silvergrove, buried St Pauls (Balaclava Ja) 29 April 1852.
Married Edward Angell Esq. Silvergrove 19 Feb 1844
** Baptized on the same day as Rebecca were 2 children belonging to William and
Ann Roberts, he was listed as 'a Captain in the Royal Navy' I wonder if he was
a brother of George?

1/4. Georgeanna Roberts

b Silvergrove 8 April 1822, bapt
St Mark, Kennington, Ldn 6 July 1827 (her father listed as 'merchant')
(Note by AM: Ann (Wright) Maitland's ygst son bapt at St Mark 1825 and she died
in Lambeth in 1833).

1/5. George Roberts b 1824-1825

George Roberts married (2nd):
27 Jan 1830 at Lookout, near St Pauls, Balaclava:

Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (extracts) Inez Knibb
Sibley (Institute of Jamaica 1978).
Chew Magna, in St Elizabeth, near Balaclava, was named by the Roberts Family
after the place in Keynsham, England from which they came.

The Cohen family is of interest because Rebecca Wright (Francis 1 Maitland's
mother) made bequests in her will to nephews and nieces named Cohen and John
Maitland's executor was Hyem Cohen in 1787.
There were many Cohens in the parish records of the early part of the 19thC,
but there were none except for Hyman who were related to our family.
Hyem Cohen who died about 1805 was the father by Margaret Forbes, sister of
Rebecca Wright, of four children, Henry, Alexander, Caroline and Catherine. His
inventory was valued at £75426, of which £8765 was in slaves, £41067 was in the
form of loan accounts to many local families. David Cohen, who was
contemporary, was probably his brother.

Jamaica Gazette 18 October 1794
Tuesday came on the election of Wardens, Treasurer, and Vestrymen of the
English and German Jews Synagogue: The Candidates were Messrs; Lazarus
Alexander, Sampson Lucas, Solomon Levy, and Hyman Cohen, the two first of whom
were declared duly elected; as were Mr. Judah Cohen, Treasurer; and Messrs.
Joel Isaacs, John Brown, Joseph Ezekiel, Isaac Levy, and Leon Worms, Vestrymen.

An Act to Entitle Patty Penford of the parish of Saint
Elizabeth a free Mulatto woman and Rebecca Wright and Margaret Forbes her
Daughters and Francis Maitland the son of the said Rebecca Wright and Elizabeth
Littlehales the Daughter of the said Margaret Forbes to the sum Rights and
Privilidges with English Subjects born of White Parents under certain
Restrictions.

Whereas the said Patty Penford Rebecca Wright Margaret
Forbes Francis Maitland and Elizabeth Littlehales have been severally Baptized
Educated and Instructed in the principles of the Christian Religion and in the
Communion of the Church of England as by Law Established
And Whereas the said Patty Penford is Possessed of real and personal Estate in
this Island to a very Considerable Value which she intends to bestow on the
said Rebecca Wright Margaret Forbes and their Children the said Francis
Maitland and Elizabeth Littlehales in such manner as to raise them above the
Level of people of Colour in General but from the Unfortunate Circumstances of
their Births the said Patty Penford being a Mulatto and her said daughters
being Quadroons and their Children ?? they may be Subject and Liable to the
same pains and penalties as free Mulattos who have no property altho’ the
Children of the said Francis Maitland born of White woman and the Children of
the said Elizabeth Littlehales begotten by White Man will be entitled by Law to
all the Rights and Priviledges of White People
We therefore your Majesty’s Dutiful and loyal Subjects the Lieutenant Governor
and Assembly of your Majesty’s Island of Jamaica do most humbly beseech you
Majesty that it may be Enacted
And it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same ?? ?? that the said patty
Penford Rebecca Wright and Margaret Forbes and Elizabeth Littlehales and their
Issue begotten by White Men and the said Francis Maitland and his Issue born of
White Woman shall from hence forth be deemed and taken for free and Natural
born Subjects of this Island and shall be tried and adjudged for all Crimes and
Misdemeanours and Offences which they of either of them shall be hereafter
charged with in the same manner as if they and every of them were free and
Natural Subjects of Great Britain and on no other manner whatsoever and that
they and every of them shall be entitled to have and Enjoy all Rights
Priviledges Immunities and Advantages whatsoever as if they and every of them
were born and Presented of White Ancestors and Law Custom or Usage to the
Contrary in any Wise notwithstanding
Provided always that nothing in this Act shall be Construed or Understood to
confer upon the said Patty Penford Rebecca Wright Margaret Forbes and Elizabeth
Littlehales or their Issue or upon the said Francis Maitland any Power Capacity
or Ability of giving Testimony against any White person or Persons in any
Trials or Causes Civil or Criminal Except in Criminal Prosecutions for
Robberies Assaults Batteries Breaches of the Peace or any Violence Committed
against them or either of them
And Provided also that nothing in this Act contained shall be Construed to
confer upon the said Francis Maitland any Power Capacity or Ability of Sitting
or Voting either in the Council or Assembly of this Island or of holding or
Enjoying any Office Civil or Military ore Serving as Juror or Vestryman or of
Voting at any Election whatsoever
But that he shall be totally excluded therefrom anything herein contained to
the Contrary notwithstanding
Passed the Assembly
the fourteenth day of December 1784
JW Haughton Speaker.

AWARDEE [TRUSTEE] Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 263
(Chiswick) £3119 10S 10D [160 Enslaved]
Biography
With Charles Fisher Burton (q.v.) and other family members, awarded the
compensation for the Chiswick estate in St Thomas-in-the-East in Jamaica in his
own right and as trustee of James H. Dashwood and uxor and of James Willens.
Probably the brother (possibly the nephew) of Charles Fisher Burton, who was
himself the son of Thomas Burton (1739-1808) and Elizabeth Fisher.
There is a strong link to Yarmouth for the family and this Thomas Burton is one
of the two Thomas Burtons of Great Yarmouth whose wills were proved on
11/03/1842 and 31/10/1857 respectively.
Palmer's Perlustration carries a brief history of the Burton family. It shows
Thomas Burton I as one of five sons of John Burton (d. 1755), who had inherited
£90,000 from an uncle from a Tellership of the Exchequer. Thomas Burton I
married in 1770 Elizabeth Fisher, the daughter of William Fisher of Yarmouth,
and lived first at Bracondale Hill, near Norwich, and then at Great Yarmouth,
where he died in 1808 aged 69 leaving a very considerable fortune comprising
estates at Ringstead in Northamptonshire and Chiswick in the Island of Jamaica.
Thomas I and Elizabeth Fisher had three sons: (1) Thomas Burton II who lived in
Great Yarmouth and died there aged 68 in 1841, and who married Mary daughter of
Thomas Watson in 1802 (together they had an only son, Thomas III, sole heir and
inheritor of the family estates, who died unmarried in 1857 aged 64 [sic: must
be 54]); Charles Fisher Burton, a Captain in the Inniskilling Dragoons; and
Frederick, also an army officer who died in 1818 aged 29 unmarried. [There is
no mention of daughters of Thomas Burton I and Elizabeth Fisher, nor any
comment on how the Jamaica estate came to the family].
Sources
T71/867 St Thomas-in-the-East claim no. 263. The Chiswick estate is shown as
John and Thomas Burton 1815-32.
PROB 11/1958 and 11/2258.
Charles John Palmer, Perlustration of Great Yarmouth Vol. II (Great Yarmouth,
Nall, 1874) pp. 393-4.
Absentee? British/Irish
Associated Claims (1) Jamaica St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey 263 (Chiswick)

Profile & Legacies Summary
???? - 17th Sep 1886
CLAIMANT OR BENEFICIARY
Biography
Awarded the compensation for some of the enslaved on Fearon's Place in
Clarendon Jamaica as administrator of William P. Hayle. Other awards for the
same estate went to Anna Hayle and Mary Angelina Hayle (both of whom q.v.).

Probably the Thomas Hayle, half-brother of Anna Hayle, who was practising as a
physician in England in the 1840s, 1850s and 1860s and who died 17/09/1886 at
154 Drake Street Rochdale, will proved by Sarah White Hayle, effects £1837 0s
3d.
Sources
T71/859 Clarendon no. 372.

Major General James Bannister:
Calender of State Papers 1670:
April 6. 169. Warrant to the Duke of York. Whereas Major James Bannister,
late Governor of Surinam, having bought a vessel of 80 tons for the removal of
his family and estate thence, in attending his Majesty's pleasure has kept the
vessel six months at his great charge, it is his Majesty's pleasure that his
Royal Highness deliver to said Major Bannister provisions for 15 men for six
months, with ropes and a mainsail, to encourage him towards the voyage. 1 p.
[Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. 25, p. 154 đ.]
April 6. 170. Warrant to the Commissioners of Ordnance. To deliver to Major
James Bannister, late Governor of Surinam, six small guns, each weighing about
7 cwt., with their furniture, six barrels of powder, and a proportionable
quantity of shot. 1/2 p. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. 25, p. 155.]
Nov. 6. 316. Commission appointing Major James Bannister Major-General of
all the forces in the island of Jamaica, under the orders of the Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor. Also note of the provisions necessary for victualling his
ship. Endorsed, Mr. Ranger's note for provisions and other necessaries for
Major Bannister's vessel, and with notes by Williamson. 50l. or 60l.. given to
Major Bannister for providing himself with these things. Two papers. 3 1/2 pp.
[Col. Papers, Vol. XXV., Nos. 84, 85.]
Nov. ? 317. Draft in Williamson's hand, with corrections, of the above
commission to Major James Bannister. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XXV., No. 86.]
Nov. ? 318. Copy of commission to Maj. Bannister, not so full, but to the
same effect as the above. [Col. Entry Bk., No. 27, p. 84.]
Nov. 6. 319. Names of the persons agreed unto to be inserted in the
commission and instructions for fetching off the English from Surinam, viz.,
Major James Bannister, Capt. Francis Yates, Thomas Stanter, Lieut. Henry Masey,
Capt. James Maxwell, Lieut. Tobias Bateman, Capt. Christopher Reader, Henry
Ayler, Master of the America, Richard Colvile, Master of the Dutch Flyboat, and
John Ranger, Master of Major Bannister's Flyboat; any three to be a quorum, of whom
Bannister, Yates, or Ayler to be one; to whom only the additional instructions
(after shipping the English from Surinam) are to be directed, impowering
Bannister (and in case of death or absence, Yates and then Ayler) to give
orders to the masters of the two merchant ships. Lord Arlington promised to
speak to the Duke of York about the instructions to the masters of the hired
merchant ships. 1 p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XXV., No. 90*.]
Nov. ? 320. Draft commission to Major James Bannister and others [names not
given in this copy, see preceding] for removing the English and settling all
disputes at Surinam. Refers to the Articles of Surrender of Surinam between
Col. Wm. Byam and Admiral Abraham Crynsens, which were confirmed by the Treaty
of Breda, and afterwards ratified by said Crynsens and others on 20/30 April
1668; also the orders of the States General of the 4th and 21st August past, to
Commander Lichtenberge, Governor of Surinam [see ante, No. 219]. For the better
execution whereof, and that all disputes may be fairly settled, his Majesty has
appointed the aforesaid Commissioners to demand and treat with Commander
Lichtenberge concerning the execution of all that has been agreed upon or
granted to his Majesty's subjects in that Colony, particularly as to their
liberty of departing thence with their slaves and goods. Draft, with
corrections in the handwriting of Williamson, who has endorsed it, Minute,
1670. 4 pp. [Col. Papers, Vol. XXV ., No. 87.]
Nov. 6.
Whitehall. 324. Instructions to Major James Bannister, Capt. Francis Yates,
Thomas Santer, Lieut. Henry Masey, Capt. James Maxwell, Lieut. Tobias Bateman,
Capt. Christopher Reader, Henry Ayler, Richard Colvill, and John Ranger, the
King's Commissioners for bringing off from Surinam his Majesty's subjects, their
families, and estates. Calendared ante, No. 304. 3 pp. [Col. Entry Bks., No.
77, pp, 29–31, No. 78, pp. 80–84, and No. 93, pp. 11–12.]
Nov. 6.
Whitehall. 325. Additional instructions to Major Jas. Bannister, Capt. Fras.
Yates, and Henry Ayler. As soon as they are freed from Surinam to sail for
Barbadoes, St. Kitts, or any of the Leeward Isles or Jamaica, and suffer such
people as desire it to settle there. To send home an account of their
proceedings, and whether the Articles for the first surrender of Surinam made
by Col. Byam have been observed. 1 p. [Col. Entry Bks., No. 77, p. 32, No. 78,
pp. 85–86, and No. 93, p. 13.]
Nov. 6.
Queen Street. 326. H. Slingesby, Secretary to the Council of Trade, to
Joseph Williamson, Secretary to Lord Arlington, at his lodgings in Scotland
Yard. Having notice that Sir Philip Frowde's son, one of his clerks, whom he
ordered to call upon Williamson for copy of the Articles of Surinam had
misbehaved himself, and left a note about said Articles in a slighting way,
begs to have a copy of said paper, with an account of his clerk's carriage in
the business. Yesterday, upon Major Bannister's motion for leaving out of his
commission and instructions some of the English planters at Surinam, who might
be unwilling to leave the place, it was ordered by the Council that Thomas
Stanter and Lieut. Tobias Bateman be left out, and one Gerrard Marshall, Master
Mate of the America, put in; which Williamson will be pleased to have done. 1
p. [Col. Papers, Vol. XXV., No. 90.]

[v]
Marlane Nygaard Marlane Nygaard trubluema@gmail.com
1/2014. She descends from Robert Joseph Rotton.
I have looked at my GGGGG Grandfather John's family and believe it or not the only
person that I do not have very info on is his son Edward, I have re read John's
will, and it is very obvious that Edward was not a favourite son with much
debt, (no mention of wife or children in the will of Edward) whereas Robert
Joseph totally different everything mentioned children etc. .
Now, I have that Edward was baptised 9th April 1734 he was still alive at the
date of John's will in 1769 so the children of Elizabeth could very well be
his, I have been unable to find a death date for him, he seems to have been a
ghost. (Robert being born 1769 and Arabella 1774. the years sort of fit, ) Now
Edwards Mother was Arabella and his brother was Robert, seems to be fitting
doesnt it. This is driving me crazy now will have to find it out.
The poor John who has been tied to this for years of course is out of the
picture now, but someone had him dying in Aust, where he actually died in
India, and the poor John in Australia was the son of another Rotton...very
confusing but this query with yourself has helped me clear this, but how to
tell the hundreds out there that now have bad information.

[viii]
"michael wallis" sable-wallis@tiscali.co.uk,
I have in my possession a watercolour portrait, circa 1780/90’s, of a father
and daughter ( aged about 7) with the inclusion of a violin! On the back is a
label which reads: James Walton and his daughter Nicola – Mrs. Robert Benstead
Wright. It was searching this last name that your site appeared. It’s an
unusual name, I thought, so I wondered if any of these names might be familiar
to yourself as you seem to be up on your family’s genealogy! I’m not sure whether
the little girl, Nicola Walton ,became Mr’s Robert Benstead Wright or that
this portrait was the property of Mrs. Robert B. Wright. Another label also
states that this picture was given to D. L. Liddel by his cousin Agnes M. Bush
Wright in 1907. Does any of this ring any bells? I hope you can spare the time
to reply as, like you, I like to solve mysteries.

[9]
Calendar of State Papers 1670:
April 6. 169. Warrant to the Duke of York. Whereas Major James Bannister,
late Governor of Surinam, having bought a vessel of 80 tons for the removal of
his family and estate thence, in attending his Majesty's pleasure has kept the
vessel six months at his great charge, it is his Majesty's pleasure that his
Royal Highness deliver to said Major Bannister provisions for 15 men for six
months, with ropes and a mainsail, to encourage him towards the voyage. 1 p.
[Dom. Entry Bk., Chas. II., Vol. 25, p. 154 đ.]

April 6. 170. Warrant to the Commissioners of
Ordnance. To deliver to Major James Bannister, late Governor of Surinam, six
small guns, each weighing about 7 cwt., with their furniture, six barrels of
powder, and a proportionable quantity of shot. 1/2 p. [Dom. Entry Bk., Chas.
II., Vol. 25, p. 155.]
MI of Jamaica: Major General James Bannister late Governor of Sarrenham
(Surinam) who departed this life the 10th November Ano Domi 1674 in
the 50th year of his age.

[10]
1784: 15 November 1784 Privilege Bill, copied from the National Archives in
Kew.

[88]
A common form of secondary community, called "ruinate," is a thorn
thicket, or, under moderate cutting and grazing, a thorn savannah. After
invasion of pioneer weeds on denuded land, secondary invaders come in and,
finally, shrub and tree seedlings. Such ruinate may eventually become a thorn
thicket or thorn savannah dominated by Acacia lutea. Most of the ruinate
forests are located in the white limestone mountains of central and western
Jamaica.

[172] Samuel T settled in J 1664 houseofnames.comhttp://www.genealogy-quest.com/collections/quakers.html
7 December 1664
Whereas Nicholas Lucas, Henry Feste, Henry Marshall, Francis Pryor, John
Blendall, Jeremiah Hearne, and Samuel Treherne, Persons Convicted at the last
Assises held at Hertford, in the County of Hertford, and Sentenced to be
Transported to some of His Majestys Plantations in the West Indies; Who accordingly
were putt on board the Shipp called the Anne of London, whereof one Thomas May
is master, who undertook and engaged himself for their Transportation, Yet sett
them on-shoare in or about the Downes, leaving them at liberty to goe whither
they pleased; Which insolent demeanour being taken into Consideration; and it
appearing to be a Matter of Contrivance and Combination between the said master
and the persons before-mentioned; It was this day Ordered (his majesty present
in Councell) That the high Shereif of the County of Hertford (now being) do
cause the said [persons] to be apprehended and Secured, untill meanes of
transporting them can be made, by some Shipping bound unto those parts.
[The Officers of the Customs are also ordered to arrest May and his vessel on
his return, and to bring him before the Council.]
5 July 1665
A number of convicted Quakers in the County Gaol of Hertford are to be
transported to some of his Majesty's plantations "excepting Virginia and
New England" in the Nicholas of London, Capt. Gates, who with sixteen
mariners is given protection against impressment. The names are: Nicholas
Lucas, Francis Pryer, Henry Feast, Henry Marshall, John Blindall, Samuel
Treyherne, Jeremiah Herne, Robert Crooke, Robert Fairman, Richard Thomas, John
Brestbone, Henry Stent, Lewis Lawndey, Thomas Messe, William Burr, Thomas Burr,
Robert Hart, Henry Sweeting, William Larkin, Mary Whittenbury, Samuel
Wollestone, Thomas Crawley, Edward Parkin, John Witham, William Adams, Michael
Day, John Thorrowgood, Jeremiah Deane, John Picket and William Fairman.

[211]
"Memoirs of the First Settlement of the Island of Barbados and other the
Carribbee Islands, with the Succession of the Governors and Commanders in Chief
of Barbados to the Year 1742, extracted from Ancient Records, Papers and
Accounts taken from Mr. William Arnold, Mr. Samuel Bulkly, and Mr. John
Summers, some of the First Settlers, the last of whom was alive in 1688, aged
82. Also some Remarks on the Laws and Constitution of Barbados." by William
DUKE, the clerk of the House of Assembly, who first published the 100 page book
in Barbados in 1741.

[449]
Id 960063 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and
Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of
Education, 1928. The full text of the record is as follows: 'ANONYMOUS
(English). Miniature portrait of Mr. John Pusey Wint (1785?-1876), of Jamaica.
Painted about 1807, probably in London. The fragmentary signature appears to
read I.H. which may have been I.F. or I. H, more probably the latter. At the
back is plaited brown hair on which is W in minute seed pearls. On ivory. Oval
P.8-1927 Presented by Miss Carolin Nias, in memory of Lady Nias. This miniature
is probably by the same hand as No. P.9-1927. Miniature portrait of Mrs. John
Pusey Wint, née Eliza Bailey (b. 1789). Painted about 1807, probably in London.
The fragmentary signature appears to read I.H. which may have been I.F. or I.
H, more probably the latter. At the back is plaited brown hair on which is E W
in minute seed pearls. On ivory. Oval P.8-1927 Presented by Miss Carolin Nias,
in memory of Lady Nias. This miniature is probably by the same hand as No.
P.8-1927.'

object

john-pusey-wint-portrait-miniature-fruman-j

museum_number: P.8-1927. object_number: O1069689

Portrait miniature in an oval gilt frame, with plaited brown
hair and seed pearls forming initials set in the back.

Portrait miniature in an oval gilt frame, with plaited brown
hair and seed pearls forming an initial set in the back.

In Storage

museum_number: P.9-1927. object_number: O1069688

Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving,
Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London:
Board of Education, 1928. The full text of the record is as follows: 'ANONYMOUS
(English). Miniature portrait of Mr. John Pusey Wint (1785?-1876), of Jamaica.
Painted about 1807, probably in London. The fragmentary signature appears to
read I.H. which may have been I.F. or I. H, more probably the latter. At the
back is plaited brown hair on which is W in minute seed pearls. On ivory. Oval
P.8-1927 Presented by Miss Carolin Nias, in memory of Lady Nias. This miniature
is probably by the same hand as No. P.9-1927. Miniature portrait of Mrs. John
Pusey Wint, née Eliza Bailey (b. 1789). Painted about 1807, probably in London.
The fragmentary signature appears to read I.H. which may have been I.F. or I.
H, more probably the latter. At the back is plaited brown hair on which is E W
in minute seed pearls. On ivory. Oval P.8-1927 Presented by Miss Carolin Nias,
in memory of Lady Nias. This miniature is probably by the same hand as No.
P.8-1927.'